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{{quote|''Love is a dangerous angel.''}}
The ''Weetzie Bat'' series by Francesca Lia Block, also known as ''Dangerous Angels'', is a [[Mythpunk]] series of six novels set in the Los Angeles of [[The Nineties]]. It's about a blended family of eccentric, colorful, oddly named artists falling in love, coming of age, dealing with grief and prejudice, and making really cool independent films - with just a dash of magic to make things interesting.
The series' frank treatment of teen sex, drugs and homosexuality has made it controversial; certain schools have even banned it from their libraries. However, it has also garnered both critical acclaim and popularity among readers, and will probably be remembered as a classic, if only for Block's inimitable writing style.
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* [[Has Two Mommies]]: Weetzie's daughter Cherokee has ''three'' daddies: Max, Dirk and Duck.
* [[Latin Lover]]: Angel Juan.
* [[Literal Genie]]: In the first book, after Weetzie wishes for "a Duck for Dirk and My Secret Lover Man for me", the genie provides men with those exact names.
* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: Witch Baby, who at first assumed that she wasn't related to any of the Bats, finds out that {{spoiler|she is the product of an affair between Max and Vixanne.}} She doesn't take it well.
* [[Looking for Love In All the Wrong Places]]: Weetzie in the first book, "dating all the wrong Ducks".
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* [[Sibling Yin-Yang]]: Witch Baby, an antisocial punk who loves drums and photography, and Cherokee, a popular, outgoing dancer with a knack for fashion design. They have a [[Glorious War Of Sisterly Rivalry]] as children, but during their teenage years they get along very well.
* [[Starbucks Skin Scale]]: Raphael is the color of "Hershey's powdered chocolate".
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* [[True Companions]]: The extended Bat family, biological and otherwise.
* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]: Witch Baby has a crush on Raphael as a child.
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