Klause, Annette Curtis. The Silver Kiss. New York: Delacorte Press, 2007.
[Book cover credit: www.alibris.com]
Genre: Horror
Annotation:
Simon, a vampire, helps Zoe deal with her life as her mother loses her battle to a terminal illness.
Booktalk Review:
How do you handle your mother dying in a hospital and feeling ostracized from the family by your father? Zoe has a lot to deal with no one to understand how she feels, until she meets Simon. He is handsome, mysterious and kind of scary, which makes him all the more interesting. Simon totally gets Zoe and even helps her, but does he want anything in return?
Awards, Rocognitions, Honors, etc.:
- An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
- An ALA Quick Pick
- A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
- A Booklist Children’s Editors’ Choice
- Winner of the California Young Readers Medal
- A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age
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