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Dangerous Angels
''Dangerous Angels'', also known as the Weetzie Bat series, is a young adult fiction series by Francesca Lia Block. The book consists of seven novels: ''Weetzie Bat'', ''Witch Baby'', ''Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys'', ''Missing Angel Juan'', ''Baby Be-Bop'', ''Necklace of Kisses'', and ''Pink Smog: Becoming Weetzie Bat''. The books describe the lives of the main character, Weetzie Bat, and her friends and family members who all live in Los Angeles. The books include supernatural elements such as witches, genies, and ghosts and can be described as magical realism or mythpunk. The series title comes from the omnibus edition of the first five books, ''Dangerous Angels'', first published in 1998. It was named after a quote from ''Weetzie Bat'': "Love is a dangerous angel." [p. 11] The omnibus was reissued in 2007 and again in 2010. Plot summary * ''Weetzie Bat'' (1989): Weetzie Bat meets her best friend Dirk, who identifies as gay, at school and together they have grand ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suza Scalora
Suza Scalora is a photographic artist and author whose work explores a world of fairies and angels. She lives in New York City. Early life She studied photography at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. Photographs Scalora worked as a photographer in New York City, with advertising clients including Origins, Avon, Disney, and Little Brown. She has been profiled in industry publications such as '' PDN'', ''Communication Arts'', ''Elle'', '' GQ'', and ''American Photo''. Her pictures have appeared in ''Time'' magazine. In February 2005 she was awarded a prize by camera maker Hasselblad. In 2006, she was named one of the best up and coming beauty photographers by ''Women's Wear Daily''. She appeared on the TV show ''Make Me a Supermodel'' as the official photographer. Scalora said: "I was so excited when the producers asked me to be a part of the show. After all, I had complete creative freedom and was able to combine some of my favorite things includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |