![]() ![]() On her quest to find herself, Weetzie makes friends with Dirk. She doesn’t have a good relationship with her family, and she’s determined to find somewhere she fits in better. Wanting to recapture this glamorous period in Hollywood, she rebels against conforming with her peers. Weetzie is independent, even as a teenager, and she loves everything to do with the 1950s. The main character is Weetzie Bat, a teenage girl living in a hyperreal LA that embraces the late 1980s hipster scene. She teaches creative writing at the University of Redlands. Edwards Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005. Block is a bestselling novelist who won the Margaret A. The book received rave reviews upon publication for its bold characterization, and it won the 2009 Phoenix Award from the Children’s Literature Association. ![]() It centers on a young girl and her best friend who are determined to find true love in Los Angeles. ![]() Weetzie Bat (1989), a young adult novel by Francesca Lia Block, is the first book in the Weetzie Bat series. ![]()
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