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8) Weetzie Bat
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Series
Language
English
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Description
Follows the wild adventures of Weetzie Bat and her Los Angeles punk friends, Dirk, Duck-Man, and Secret-Agent-Lover-Man.
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Series
Language
English
Description
"Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed Bat) has been the caretaker for Thor, the best skunk kit in the world...but the last day of third grade is quickly approaching, and Thor is almost ready to be released into the wild. The end of school also means that Bat has to say good-bye to his favorite teacher, and he worries about the summer care of Babycakes, their adorable class pet. Not only that, but his best friend is leaving for a long vacation in Canada....
Author
Series
Publisher
Baen Books
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Chip Connolly was a conscripted grunt in trouble. Here he was, stuck behind enemy lines with a bunch of cyber-uplifted rats and bats. Rats with human speech, but with rat values. Rats that knew what was worth fighting for: sex, food, and strong drink. True, they were holed up on a ruined wine-farm with enough brandy to swim in. Trouble was, there wasn't much food. And with shrew-metabolism the rats had to eat. He was next on the menu. The bats were...
11) Grease bats
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Series
Publisher
BOOM! Box
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"So, no one told you life was gonna be this gay! Grease Bats stars Andy, a trans genderqueer individual who is both tough and loving, and their BFF Scout, an all-feelings-all-the-time mistake-maker. Andy and Scout are best buds, roommates, and gay disasters. Along with their friends and plenty of beer, they're just trying to make it through their 20s, survive late capitalism, and navigate the dating world. Tough and loving Andy is a genderqueer trans...
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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Description
The Weetzie Bat series, by acclaimed author Francesca Lia Block, was listed among NPR's 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels. This collection brings together all five luminous novels of the series in one.
Spinning a saga of interwoven lives and beating hearts, these postmodern fairy tales take us to a Los Angeles brimming with magical realism: a place where life is a mystery, pain can lead to poetry, strangers become intertwined souls,
...14) Baby Be-Bop
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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Description
Dirk MacDonald, a sixteen-year-old boy living in Los Angeles, comes to terms with being gay after he receives surreal storytelling visitations from his dead father and great-grandmother.
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Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Where were the kisses? Weetzie Bat wondered. And so begins a magical journey of discovery. As she turns forty and the relationship with her secret-agent lover-man Max falls apart, Weetzie packs up her lime green and bright orange bikini, orange suede sneakers, and Pucci tunic, jumps in her '65 mint green Thunderbird, and leaves. Weetzie finds herself at the enchanted pink hotel in sparkling Los Angeles, where she once shied away from a kiss that may...
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Series
Publisher
HarperTeen
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
When Weetzie Bat is a thirteen-year-old junior high school outcast mourning the life her family lost when their cottage in the Los Angeles hills burned down, her father leaves her alcoholic mother without telling either of them where he is going and Weetzie learns how to stand up for herself and to find beauty in even the most difficult situations.
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Series
Scaredy bat ; 3
Publisher
Code Pineapple
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"She's a smart little vampire. But she's terrified of everything. Can she summon some courage, or will her class trip be ruined? Twelve-year-old Ellie "Scaredy Bat" Spark would give her fangs to prove herself and become a real detective. So when she learns the jellyfish at the lake have vanished, she jumps at the chance to solve the puzzle. But if her fear of boggy water stalls the case, the park will close and her best friend's dream of going to...
Author
Series
Scaredy bat ; 1
Publisher
Code Pineapple
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Ellie is a 12-year old vampire that loves solving mysteries, but is afraid of ... everything. She's afraid of the dark, heights, and what's under the bed - to name a few. But with a little courage and help from her friends, Ellie just might achieve her dream of becoming a REAL detective. In this first book in the Scaredy Bat series, Ellie must overcome her fear of spiders to solve the mystery of the frozen vampires and save the royal wedding. But...
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