Pink Smog (16 page)

“What were you going to tell me?” Weetzie asked.

“I'm gay,” Dirk said.

“Who, what, when, where, how—well, not how,” Weetzie said. “It doesn't matter one bit, honey-honey,” she said, giving him a hug.

Dirk took a swig of his drink. “But you know I'll always love you the best and think you are a beautiful, sexy girl,” he said.

“Now we can Duck hunt together,” Weetzie said, taking his hand.

FRANCESCA LIA BLOCK
, winner of the prestigious Margaret A. Edwards Award, is the author of many acclaimed and bestselling books, including
WEETZIE BAT
; the book collections
DANGEROUS ANGELS
:
The Weetzie Bat Books
and
ROSES AND BONES
:
Myths, Tales, and Secrets;
the illustrated novella
HOUSE OF DOLLS
; the vampire romance novel
PRETTY DEAD
; and the gothic werewolf novel
THE FRENZY
. Her work is published around the world. You can visit her online at www.francescaliablock.com.

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Cover art © 2012 by Anette Schive
Covert design by Michelle Taormina

WEETZIE BAT

MISSING ANGEL JUAN

GIRL GODDESS #9: NINE STORIES

THE HANGED MAN

DANGEROUS ANGELS: THE WEETZIE BAT BOOKS

I WAS A TEENAGE FAIRY

VIOLET & CLAIRE

GUARDING THE MOON

WASTELAND

GOAT GIRLS: TWO WEETZIE BAT BOOKS

BEAUTIFUL BOYS: TWO WEETZIE BAT BOOKS

NECKLACE OF KISSES

BLOOD ROSES

HOW TO (UN) CAGE A GIRL

THE WATERS & THE WILD

PRETTY DEAD

THE FRENZY

HOUSE OF DOLLS

ROSES AND BONES: MYTHS, TALES, AND SECRETS

PINK SMOG

Copyright © 2012 by Francesca Lia Block

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Block, Francesca Lia.

Pink smog : becoming Weetzie / Francesca Lia Block.— 1st ed.

p.     cm.

Prequel to: Weetzie Bat.

Summary: When Weetzie Bat is a thirteen-year-old junior high school outcast mourning the life her family lost when their cottage in the Los Angeles hills burned down, her father leaves her alcoholic mother without telling either of them where he is going and Weetzie learns how to stand up for herself and to find beauty in even the most difficult situations.

ISBN 978-0-06-156598-4

EPub Edition © JANUARY 2012 ISBN: 9780062102010

[1. Self-reliance—Fiction. 2. Fathers and daughters—Fiction. 3. Divorce—Fiction. 4. Individuality—Fiction. 5. Junior high schools—Fiction. 6. Schools—Fiction. 7. Los Angeles (Calif.)—Fiction.] I. Title.

PZ7.B61945Pi 2012

2011010028

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