num_pages: 88
description: A new wave fairy tale set in stranger-than-fiction L.A. features the almost-beautiful Weetzie and her best friend Dirk--both in search of true love in a land of glitter and glitz
language: English
title: Weetzie Bat
titlecomplete: Weetzie Bat (Weetzie Bat, #1)
characters: My Secret-Agent Lover Man, Cherokee Bat, Ping Chong, Grandma Fifi, Raphael JahLove, Charlie Bat, Valentine JahLove, Witch Baby, Weetzie Bat
genres: Fiction, Magical Realism, Coming Of Age, Queer, LGBT, Teen, Young Adult, Romance, Contemporary, Fantasy
ratings_count: 14646
places: California, Los Angeles, California
series: Weetzie Bat
awards: awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Phoenix Award (Children's Literature Association), awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: HarperCollins