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Weetzie Bat


Charlotte Zolotow

No. of pages 128

Published: 2002

Great for age 9-18 years

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This could be a book about cheap cheese and bean burritos, slinkster dogs, lanky lizards and rubber chickens ...Or strawberry sundaes with marshmallow toppings, surfing, stage-diving and sleeping on the beach ...It could even be a book about magic. But what it's definitely about is Weetzie Bat, her best friend Dirk and their search across L.A. for the most dangerous angel of all ...true love. The Dangerous Angels series continues with: 2. WITCH BABY (Sep '02), 3. CHEROKEE BAT AND THE GOAT GUYS (Sep '02), 4. MISSING ANGEL JUAN (Nov '02), 5. BABY BE-BOP (Jan '03)

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book features in the following series: Charlotte Zolotow, Dangerous Angels, Lions Tracks, Weetzie Bat .

There are 128 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2002 by Little, Brown Book Group .

'One of the coolest people in L. A. ', according to Buzz magazine, Francesca Lia Block writes for Spin magazine and is currently working on a series for MTV and a movie treatment of WEETZIE BAT.

 

This book is in the following series:

Lions Tracks

Charlotte Zolotow

Weetzie Bat

Dangerous Angels

This book has been nominated for the following award:

Spectrum Award - Hall Of Fame
This book was recognised in the Hall of Fame category by the Spectrum Award.

One of the most original books of the last ten years ... Wonderful The Los Angeles TIMES Sparkling writing ... Block's extravagantly imaginative setting and finely honed perspectives remind the reader that there is magic everywhere PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Block's imagination is startling throughout, and her writing is both street-cool and poetic. The series is hugely moreish... Gay Tiimes