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Weetzie Bat is a 13‑year‑old junior‑high school outcast in Los Angeles who mourns the loss of her family’s cottage in the hills when it burns down. After her father leaves, directing an abrupt and unexplained departure that leaves his alcoholic mother in the dark, Weetzie is forced to confront the challenges of her new reality. Through these trials, she learns to assert her own voice, accept her individuality, and find moments of beauty even in the most difficult circumstances.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Family & Domestic Fiction/Marriage & Divorce Fiction
Authors: Francesca Lia Block
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