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Francesca Lia Block

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in Los Angeles, The United States

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Francesca Lia Block is the author of more than twenty-five books of fiction, non-fiction, short stories and poetry. She received the Spectrum Award, the Phoenix Award, the ALA Rainbow Award and the 2005 Margaret A. Edwards Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as other citations from the American Library Association and from the New York Times Book Review, School Library Journal and Publisher’s Weekly. She was named Writer-in-Residence at Pasadena City College in 2014. Her work has been translated into Italian, French, German Japanese, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish and Portuguese. Francesca has also published stories, poems, essays and interviews in The Los Angeles Times, The L.A. Review of Books, Spin, Nylon, Black Clock and Rattle amo ...more

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Average rating: 3.79 · 135,795 ratings · 12,178 reviews · 99 distinct works • Similar authors

	Weetzie Bat (Weetzie Bat, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 15,001 ratings — published 1989 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dangerous Angels (Weetzie Bat, #1-5) 4.25 avg rating — 9,044 ratings — published 1998 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rose and the Beast: Fairy Tales Retold 3.77 avg rating — 7,366 ratings — published 2000 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Was a Teenage Fairy 3.84 avg rating — 7,032 ratings — published 1998 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Echo 3.88 avg rating — 5,215 ratings — published 2001 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Violet & Claire 3.80 avg rating — 4,882 ratings — published 1999 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Witch Baby (Weetzie Bat, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 3,914 ratings — published 1991 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Girl Goddess #9: Nine Stories by Francesca Lia Block (Goodreads Author), Steve Scott (Illustrator) 3.97 avg rating — 3,673 ratings — published 1996 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wasteland 3.88 avg rating — 3,691 ratings — published 2003 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hanged Man 3.92 avg rating — 3,286 ratings — published 1994 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Love in the Time of Global Warming (2 books)
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“You are in my blood. I can't help it. We can't be anywhere except together.”
― Francesca Lia Block, Weetzie Bat

tags: love-blood-romance

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“Wish on everything. Pink cars are good, especially old ones. And stars of course, first stars and shooting stars. Planes will do if they are the first light in the sky and look like stars. Wish in tunnels, holding your breath and lifting your feet off the ground. Birthday candles. Baby teeth.”
― Francesca Lia Block

tags: weetzie, wishes

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“Magic can be found in stolen moments.”
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tags: magic

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Polls

What frequently challenged or banned book for children or young adults (or book about banning books) should we read in July and August?

The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier

25 votes, 27.8%

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

21 votes, 23.3%

Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks

17 votes, 18.9%

The Haunted School by R.L. Stine

9 votes, 10.0%

Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography--The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa by Mark Mathabane

6 votes, 6.7%

Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman

5 votes, 5.6%

The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar

3 votes, 3.3%

Running Loose by Chris Crutcher

2 votes, 2.2%

Baby Be-Bop by Francesca Lia Block

2 votes, 2.2%

The What's Happening to My Body? Book for Boys: A Growing Up Guide for Parents and Sons by Lynda Madaras

0 votes, 0.0%

90 total votes

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Francesca’s Quotes

“Dill was off again. Beautiful things floated around in his dreamy head. He could read two books to my one, but he preferred the magic of his own inventions. He could add and subtract faster than lightning, but he preferred his own twilight world, a world where babies slept, waiting to be gathered like morning lilies.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

tags: harper-lee, to-kill-a-mockingbird

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“When you live in a city with no stars to wish on, you have to wish on each other.”
― Sarah Herrington

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message 5: by becca

Oct 25, 2016 09:54PM

Did you know that Anne Dillard also uses the term Shangri -la in her book Teaching a Stone to Talk?

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message 4: by Francesca

Sep 06, 2015 03:12PM

Cristina wrote: "my favorite shelf in my house is my flb shelf <3 thank you for always responding to my fan-love on twitter and for adding me as a friend here, it only gives me more reason to treasure and adore you..."

xoxo

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message 3: by Cristina

Nov 02, 2012 04:17PM

my favorite shelf in my house is my flb shelf <3 thank you for always responding to my fan-love on twitter and for adding me as a friend here, it only gives me more reason to treasure and adore your books- some of my most prized possessions x

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message 2: by Kris

Jun 07, 2012 06:31AM

Thanks for adding this mystery & paranormal author, Francesca. I'm looking forward to reading your reviews.

Kris

Kris Neri
Magical Alienation: A Samantha Brennan and Annabelle Haggerty Magical Mystery

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message 1: by C.

Jun 06, 2012 05:54PM