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Highlights
- 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.
- 224 Pages
- Young Adult Fiction, Romance
- Series Name: Weetzie Bat
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About the Book
After her family loses their cottage in the Los Angeles hills, junior high school outcast Weetzie Bat's father leaves her mother and Weetzie learns how to stand up for herself and to find beauty in even the most difficult situations.Book Synopsis
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."
Extras in this paperback edition include "The Girl in the Pink Pinto," an essay about the inspiration for Weetzie Bat, the official Pink Smog playlist, an excerpt from Francesca Lia Block's next novel, and more!
From the Back Cover
Despite how much Louise insists, no one will call her Weetzie. It's her dad's nickname for her, but it won't stay put. Neither will her dad. Charlie left Louise and her mom and he took everything with him: her family, her home--and her understanding of who she's meant to be.
But Los Angeles is a city full of strange angels, and Louise embarks on a journey to sift through the smog of her heartbreak, to grow her own wings, to become Weetzie.
Review Quotes
"An intoxicating mix of mystery, fantasy, and romance told in her signature poetic style and peopled by guardian angels, witches, a goddess, and a demon." -- Booklist (starred review)
"Newcomers and longtime fans alike will find much to savor in this nuanced meditation on what is lost, and what is gained, in the process of becoming an artist." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Pink Smog sparkles and obscures; it's a glorious mirage, like the city it pays homage to." -- Maggie Stiefvater, #1 New York Times bestselling author, for the New York Times Book Review
"This canny introduction to Weetzie is the perfect prep." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Teens... will relate to the heroine's universal feelings of being on the fringe. Louise's uplifting example proves that only from the outside can one forge her own true path." -- Shelf Awareness
CRITICAL ACCLAIM for WEETZIE BAT and the DANGEROUS ANGELS collection: "Transcendent." -- New York Times Book Review
"Shimmering." -- New York Post
"Magnificent." -- Village Voice
"Sparkling." -- Publishers Weekly
"One of the most original books of the last ten years." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review