Witch Baby (Weetzie Bat, 2) - Softcover

Block, Francesca Lia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0064470652 ISBN 13: 9780064470650

Publisher: HarperTeen, 1992

Synopsis

Once upon a time in the city of Shangri-L.A., someone left a baby on a doorstep.  She had wild, dark hair and purple eyes and looked at the world in a special way.

The family that took her in called her Witch Baby and raised her as their own.  But even though she tried to fit in, Witch Baby never felt as though she truly belonged.

So one day she packed her bat-shaped backpack, put her black cowboy-boot roller skates, and went out into the real world to find out who she really was....

"[In] this sequel to the extraordinary Weetzie Bat, Witch Baby is at odds with her complicated family.She's a glowering personality whose excesses trouble both herself and others. Still, Witch Baby's quest for meaning ends on an up beat [and] generosity and love triumph in a far-from-perfect world. [Block uses] exquisitely crafted language to tell a story whose glitzy surface veils thoughtful consideration of profound contemporary themes." —SLJ.

1992 Recommended Books for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (ALA)
Best Books of 1991 (SLJ)
1992 Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library)

About this title

Review:

One of kids' favorite characters in Francesca Lia Block's Weetzie Bat series is Witch Baby: a tangly haired, purple-eyed girl who can curl her toes into cashew shapes. She's a bit of an outsider, more in touch with feelings and portents than the rest of the gang from Shangri-L.A. In Witch Baby and Missing Angel Juan, we're able to watch Witch Baby work through some of her feelings of alienation. Her willingness to explore darker emotional realms is a real inspiration, and, in fact, she seems more evolved and "whole" than the others. In Missing Angel Juan, Witch Baby finally finds a way to create her own sense of belonging. She finds out more about her history and her unique needs to push through some of the shyness and moodiness that has always kept her separate from others.

About the Author:

Francesca Lia Block, winner of the prestigious Margaret A. Edwards Award, is the author of many acclaimed and bestselling books, including Weetzie Bat; the book collections Dangerous Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books and Roses and Bones: Myths, Tales, and Secrets; the illustrated novella House of Dolls; the vampire romance novel Pretty Dead; and the gothic werewolf novel The Frenzy. Her work is published around the world.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperTeen
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0064470652
• ISBN 13: 9780064470650
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128