What is Francesca Lia Block?
{{Orphan|date=May 2009}} [[File:Francesca Lia Block.jpg|thumb|Francesca Lia Block]] '''Francesca Lia Block''' (born January 3, 1962 in [[Los Angeles, California]]) is the [[writer]] of many [[book]]s for [[teenager]]s. She is best known for the [[Weetzie Bat]] series of books. Block wrote her first book, ''Weetzie Bat'', while she was a [[student]] at [[University of California, Berkeley|UC Berkeley]]. Harper Collins [[wikt:publish|published]] it in 1989. She is known for her use of [[imagery]], or ability to [[paint]] [[picture]]s with words. This is best seen in describing the city of Los Angeles. Block was born in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] to a [[poet]] and a [[painter]]. The [[creativity]] they gave Francesca was a big [[influence]] on what she wrote. Another influence was her love of [[Greek mythology]] and [[fairy tale]]s when she was a child. Block belongs to the [[Authors Guild]], [[Authors League of America]], and the [[Writers Guild of America]]. ==Works== === Weetzie Bat Series === # ''Weetzie Bat'' (1989) # ''Witch Baby'' (1991) # ''Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys'' (1992) # ''Missing Angel Juan'' (1993) # ''Baby Be-Bop'' (1995) # ''Necklace of Kisses'' (2005) === Weetzie Bat Collections === * ''Dangerous Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books'' (collection) (1998) * ''Beautiful Boys: Two Weetzie Bat Books'' (collection) (2004) * ''Goat Girls: Two Weetzie Bat Books'' (collection) (2004) === Books === * ''Ecstasia'' (1993) * ''The Hanged Man'' (1994) * ''Primavera'' (1994) * ''I Was A Teenage Fairy'' (1998) * ''Violet and Claire'' (1999) * ''[[Echo (novel)|Echo]]'' (2001) * ''[[Wasteland (Block novel)|Wasteland]]'' (2003) * ''Ruby'' (2006) * ''Psyche In A Dress'' (2006) === Collections === * ''Moon Harvest: Poems'' (poetry) (1978) * ''Season of Green: Poems'' (poetry) (1979) * ''The Rose and the Beast: Nine Fairy Tales'' (1993) * ''Girl Goddess #9: Nine Stories''(1996) * ''Nymph: Nine Erotic Stories'' (2000) === Nonfiction === * ''Zine Scene: the do it yourself guide to zines'' (1998) * ''