![]() ![]() She left only to attend the University of California, Berkeley. She has lived in the city all her life, and still resides there with her daughter, Jasmine Angelina (about whom she wrote her book "Guarding the Moon"), her son Samuel Alexander, and her two dogs: a springer spaniel named Vincent Van Go Go Boots and a beagle mix named Thumper. Another influence was her childhood love of Greek mythology and fairy tales. One New York Times Book Review critic said, "Block writes about the real Los Angeles better than anyone since Raymond Chandler."īlock was born in Los Angeles to a poet and a painter, their creativity an obvious influence on her writing. She is known for her use of imagery, especially in describing the city of Los Angeles. ![]() ![]() Block wrote her first book, "Weetzie Bat", while a student at UC Berkeley it was published in 1989 by Harper Collins. Francesca Lia Block (born Januin Los Angeles, California) is the author of many young adult books, most famously the Weetzie Bat series. ![]()
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