Weetzie Bat is a young adult, coming-of-age novel that follows the adventures of Weetzie Bat and her best friend Dirk following Dirk's grandmother's gift to Weetzie Bat of a magic lamp. When a genie emerges from the lamp and offers Weetzie Bat three wishes, she uses them to help her and Dirk find love and happiness, but the long-term consequences of her wishes present complicated emotional challenges that the young best friends never anticipated. This novel explores themes including first romantic loves, non-traditional families, and recognizing the struggles of marginalized people and communities.
Only a few years after her first publication, Francesca Lia Block has already carved out a unique piece of young adult turf for herself and the characters she has created. With the publication in 1989...
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Francesca Lia Block