Pink Smog: Becoming Weetzie Bat
Publisher
Harper Collins Publishers
Publication Year
2014
ISBN
9780061566004
Pages
224 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
After her family loses their cottage in the Los Angeles hills, junior high school outcast Weetzie Bat's father leaves her mother and Weetzie learns how to stand up for herself and to find beauty in even the most difficult situations.
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Divorce; divorced parents
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
divorced parents
Awards
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2013
Keywords
fighting parents; alcoholism; middle school; mean girls; bullying
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Block, Francesa Lia, "Pink Smog: Becoming Weetzie Bat" (2014). Diverse Families. 992.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/992