Full name: Pink Smog: Becoming Weetzie Bat

Author: Francesca Lia Block Year: 2012 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Young adult, Fantasy Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads Barns&Noble Amazon Google Books eBooks.com LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780061565984 9780061566004 0061565989 0061566004

Pink Smog, the long-awaited prequel to Francesca Lia Block's groundbreaking novel Weetzie Bat, was praised as "an intoxicating mix of mystery, fantasy, and romance" by ALA Booklist in a starred review. Weetzie Bat is one of the seminal young adult novels of the '90s and continues to be an iconic treasure for teens everywhere. Now Pink Smog reintroduces a whole new generation to the eponymous Weetzie Bat'€”before she was Weetzie. Against the backdrop of a Los Angeles teeming with magical realism, Louise Bat struggles to find a way to deal with life after her father's unceremonious departure. Longtime fans and newfound readers alike will fall in love with Francesca Lia Block's beautifully crafted and brutally honest world. Maggie Stiefvater, New York Times bestselling author of The Raven Boys, proclaimed "Pink Smog sparkles and obscures; it's a glorious mirage, like the city it pays homage to." This book is part of the "Weetzie Bat" series. Here are some other books from this series: "Necklace of Kisses" First published in 2005 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Goat Girls" First published in 2004 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Dangerous Angels" First published in 1998 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Baby Be-Bop" First published in 1995 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Missing Angel Juan" First published in 1993 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys" First published in 1992 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Witch Baby" First published in 1991 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Weetzie Bat" First published in 1989 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: Similar books: Guardian of the Gate by Michelle Zink Echo by Francesca Lia Block Dangerous Angels by Francesca Lia Block Witch Baby by Francesca Lia Block Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block The Waters & the Wild by Francesca Lia Block Blood Roses by Francesca Lia Block Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys by Francesca Lia Block Baby Be-Bop by Francesca Lia Block A Gift of Magic by Lois Duncan Small Eternities by Michael Lawrence Dark Goddess by Sarwat Chadda Missing Angel Juan by Francesca Lia Block Necklace of Kisses by Francesca Lia Block Ecstasia by Francesca Lia Block The Hanged Man by Francesca Lia Block I Was a Teenage Fairy by Francesca Lia Block Goat Girls by Francesca Lia Block Roses and Bones by Francesca Lia Block The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan