Weetzie Bat

Name: Weetzie Bat
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Francesca Lia Block
ISBN: 9781470354374

Author: Francesca Lia Block

Series: Weetzie Bat #1

Narrator: Alyssa Bresnahan

Unabridged: 1 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/15/2013

Categories: Children's Fiction, Fairy Tales

Synopsis

Lanky lizards and rubber chickens, slinkster dogs and Lanka girls-Weetzie Bat knows them all in the glitzy never-never land of L.A. With her blonde flat-top and trendy clothes, Weetzie Bat cruises from high school to neon clubs, looking for her Secret Agent Lover Man. When she meets dark-haired Dirk and his red Pontiac, their search for love is a funky, off-beat fable. And when three wishes come true, their adventures create a modern fairy tale. Weetzie Bat has been chosen for school reading lists across the nation. It is an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and an ALA Recommended Book for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. Alyssa Bresnahan's spirited narration highlights the sparkling language and sizzling images of this utterly original book.

About Francesca Lia Block

Francesca Lia Block, recipient of the prestigious Margaret A. Edwards Lifetime Achievement Award, has been publishing novels, short stories, essays, memoirs, and poetry since 1989. Her work has been translated into many languages. Ms. Block lives in Los Angeles where she teaches writing workshops that are also available online.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Daryl

I seem to be one of the only men to write a comment about this book, but I tell you this; this book not only changed my attitudes about my own writing style, it changed my heart. I can't tell you how many times I broke into tears while reading this book. There were passages that I would read over an......more

Goodreads review by Mer

Lanky Lizards, I love the Weetzie Bat books! Quoting the Wiki entry for this series: "The novel is set in a world not without pain, but seemingly without prejudice. Issues such as blended families, pre-marital sex, homosexuality and AIDS are described freely and without apology." (Yeah, there's been......more

Goodreads review by Neko

I tuely adore this book. I recall the first time I read this book was some years ago when my mom rushed into my room clutching a tattered book. she thrust it at me saying "you have to read this book! it's my new favorite book now!" seeing how much my mom loved that book (love itself may be even insu......more

Goodreads review by Seth

This omnibus collects all 5 YA books in the Weetzie Bat series. These are fabulous books, although not every book will appeal to every reader equally, of course. The stories follow Weetzie Bat (yes, that's her name) from high school through mid-to-late 20s as she and her beau and their assortment of......more