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  1. The Rose and The Beast

    by Francesca Lia Block

    With language that is both lyrical and distinctly her own, Francesca Lia Block turns nine fairy tales inside out. Escaping the poisoned apple, Snow frees herself from possession to find the truth of love in an unexpected place. A club girl from L.A., awakening from a long sleep to the... (learn more about this book)

  2. Echo

    by Francesca Lia Block

    Maybe I would become a mermaid....I would live in the swirling blue-green currents, doing exotic underwater dances for the fish, kissed by sea anemones, caressed by seaweed shawls. I would have a dolphin as a friend. He would have merry eyes and the thick sleeked flesh of a god. My fingernails... (learn more about this book)

  3. Pretty Dead

    by Francesca Lia Block

    Charlotte Emerson seems to have the perfect existence. She is enviably beautiful and lives alone in a mansion full of treasures and beautiful clothes, perched atop the cliffs of the Pacific Palisades. But Charlotte has been lonely and dead for almost a century. Now she might get a second... (learn more about this book)

  4. The Hanged Man

    by Francesca Lia Block

    After the death of her father, Laurel is haunted by a legacy of family secrets, hidden shame, and shattered glass. Immersing herself in the heady rhythms of a city that is like something wild, caged, and pacing, Laurel tries to lose herself. But when she runs away from the past, she discovers... (learn more about this book)

  5. Ecstasia

    by Francesca Lia Block

    Siblings Calliope and Rafe, along with Dionisio and Paul, are Ecstasia—the most popular band in Elysia, a city of jewels and feathers, of magic and music, where the only crime is growing old. Then Calliope’s visions take her to Under, where the Old Ones go to die, and where her parents had... (learn more about this book)

  6. Primavera

    by Francesca Lia Block

    From the very moment she was born, Primavera’s songs made water flow and flowers blossom. She brought new life to the desert where her family lives. But even in Paradise there are dreams that cannot be fulfilled. Primavera is in love with a man who can never be hers—so when a handsome... (learn more about this book)

  7. The Frenzy

    by Francesca Lia Block

    Liv has a secret.

    Something happened to her when she was thirteen. Something that changed everything. Liv knows she doesn’t belong anymore—not in her own skin, not in her family . . . not anywhere. The only time she truly feels like herself is when she’s with her boyfriend, Corey, and in... (learn more about this book)

  8. Weetzie Bat: Book 3

    Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys

    by Francesca Lia Block

    Once there was a slink-chunk, slam-dunk band called The Goat Guys Cherokee Bat danced and sang. Witch Baby, Cherokee's almost-sister, pounded the beat on her drums. Raphael played the guitar, and Angel Juan kept the rhythm on his bass. They made music that sparkled like fireworks, and... (learn more about this book)

  9. Weetzie Bat: Book 5

    Baby Be-Bop

    by Francesca Lia Block

    Everyone has a story to tell ... Dirk McDonald's life was almost perfect. He lived with this grandmother, Fifi, in a beautiful gingerbread cottage in Hollywood. He had the beach, and his surfboard, and Fifi's red-and-white 1955 Pontiac convertible. But Dirk wasn't happy. Inside, he was... (learn more about this book)

  10. Weetzie Bat: Book 4

    Missing Angel Juan

    by Francesca Lia Block

    Lonely City   A tangly-haired, purple-eyed girl named Witch Baby lives in glitzy L.A. She loves a guy named Angel Juan. When he leaves for New York she knows she must find him.   Looking For Love   So she heads for the city of glittery buildings and garbage and Chinese food and drug dealers... (learn more about this book)

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