Who This Author Is

Francesca Lia Block has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 31 catalog-linked books across 1995 to 2018, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Classics & Literary Fiction, Fantasy & Sci-Fi.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Ruby: A Novel and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1995 to 2018; the most common copies on this page tend to come from HarperCollins Publishers and Harpercollins Childrens Books.

Best Place To Start

Ruby: A Novel

Harpercollins • 2007 • standard commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • Fantasy & Sci-Fi entry points • common used copies from HarperCollins Publishers and Harpercollins Childrens Books

Genres and themes: Classics & Literary Fiction • Fantasy & Sci-Fi

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1995 to 2018; the most common copies on this page tend to come from HarperCollins Publishers and Harpercollins Childrens Books.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Ruby: A Novel

    Harpercollins • 2007 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 209 pages.

  2. Necklace of Kisses: A Novel

    Harpercollins • 2006 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  3. Necklace of Kisses

    Harpercollins • 2005 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2005 • 227 pages.

  4. Goat Girls: Two Weetzie Bat Books (Weetzie Bat)

    Harpercollins Childrens Books • 2004 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2004 • 224 pages.

  5. Weetzie Bat

    Harper Torch • 2004 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2004 • 128 pages.

  6. Dangerous Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books

    Harpercollins Childrens Books • 2007 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 478 pages.

  7. The thorn necklace

    Seal Press • 2018 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2018 • 279 pages.

  8. Love in the time of global warming

    Henry Holt and Company • 2013 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2013 • 230 pages.

  9. Quakeland

    Manic D Press • 2008 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 224 pages.

  10. Guarding the Moon

    Collins • 2003 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2003 • 192 pages.

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