In 1989, Block published her first book, the groundbreaking Weetzie Bat , a young adult novel about life as a teenager in Los Angeles. In this, and all her books, Block celebrates the goddess found in each girl. Her characters are either on their way to discovering the goddess or already know she's there. In Block's colorful world, differences are welcomed and valued. The stories of magic and fairies are lighthearted on the surface, but Weetzie and her friends deal head-on with the tough issues of homosexuality, drugs, interracial dating, and sex outside of marriage.
Critics question morality, especially when everything works out in the end.
This is my way of comforting myself when I am dealing with those emotions. Every girl is a goddess.