Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block. New York: HarperCollins, 1991.   Weetzie believes in the power of true love, and longs to find her own Secret Agent Lover Man. So she and her best friend Dirk, along with the ever-faithful Slinkster Dog, go out Duck hunting in Dirk's car Jerry.

Ages 16-18

Genre: Fantasy - witchcraft; curses; not real life situation
Humor

Appealing aspects of this book – teen angst; likeable protagonist; oddball family/friends; dating; peer relationships; comedy; same sex relationships

Uses for this book in schools – modern "fairy tale" vs. traditional fairy tale; personal relationships across genres; descriptive language in literature; study of character development across series

Other books by this author:
Witch Baby
Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys
Missing Angel Juan
Baby Be-Bop

Recommendations:
Booklist, September 1, 1997
Horn Book, January 1993
School Library Journal, April 1989
Best Books for Young Adults (ALA), 1990
Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults (ALA), 1997

Challenged:
Censorship Watch, American Libraries, March 2003