Block, Francesca Lia. Weetzie-Bat. NY: HarperCollins, 1989.
ISBN: 0064470687; $3.95 US; Paperback.
AWARDS/HONORS/REVIEWS
ALA Best of the Best Books for Young Adults
ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
ALA Best Books for Young Adults
Parents' Choice Gold Award
ANNOTATION:
Weetzie Bat, along with friends Duck, Dirk, and My Secret Agent Lover Man, lives a life full of fantasy, magic, and adventure in Los Angeles, California.
BOOKTALK:
Life can be hard sometimes, in fact, a lot of the time. Sometimes we don't feel like we belong in our families or our circle of friends. Sometimes like Weetzie we hate high school because no one understands.
Do you ever want to escape to another world? Where everything is fun and carefree? Join Weetzie Bat as she drives around in a T-bird, making Hollywood pictures, and meeting a genie in a lamp!
Block weaves a story of pivotal issues that occur in many teenagers' lives: pregnancy, divorce, disease, and sexual exploration. Yet, instead of dwelling on the negative, Block raises dramatic issues to new heights. Weetzie says we can "choose to plug into the love current instead." We can choose to see the bad in life, or we can latch on to the good things.
Pick up Weetzie Bat and be transported to another world; a happily ever after where some things are unorthodox and crazy, yet everything is perfect.
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