“One of the most original books of the last ten years.Photo credit: Madeline Northway By Natalie Ferrignoįrancesca Lia Block is the award-winning author of the beloved young adult series Dangerous Angels, which is set to be adapted for television. Louise’s uplifting example proves that only from the outside can one forge her own true path.” - Shelf AwarenessĬRITICAL ACCLAIM for WEETZIE BAT and the DANGEROUS ANGELS collection: “Transcendent.” - New York Times Book Review will relate to the heroine’s universal feelings of being on the fringe. “This canny introduction to Weetzie is the perfect prep.” - Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books “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

“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) “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) 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.'Įxtras 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! Longtime fans and newfound readers alike will fall in love with Francesca Lia Block's beautifully crafted and brutally honest world. 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.

Now Pink Smog reintroduces a whole new generation to the eponymous Weetzie Bat-before she was Weetzie.

Weetzie Bat is one of the seminal young adult novels of the '90s and continues to be an iconic treasure for teens everywhere. 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.

Pink Smog by Francesca Lia Block