The Silver Kiss

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Klause, Annette Curtis. The Silver Kiss. Delacorte Press, 1990.Print.

Awards/Honors:

Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award Nomimee, 1992
Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award, 1992
Oklahoma Sequoyah Young Adult Book Award, 1993
South Carolina Children's Book Award, 1993
California Young Reader Medal, 1993

Annotation: Zoe is lonely young girl. Her mother's battle with cancer has taken both parents away from her, as dad spends every moment in the hospital with Zoe's mother. To make matters worse, her best friend Lorraine is moving away. Awash in this anguish, Zoe takes risks with a dangerous new friend; a very lonely vampire named Simon.

Book Talk:

Simon:

"He saw the dark haired girl. He went to her helplessly, drawn by he fear. He couldn't help but touch her to taste it."

"Beautiful," he whispered. "Pale as the milk of death, thin and sharp like pain."

"You have to invite me in," he said. "I can't come in unless you ask." He waited for her answer with eyes lowered.