The Silver Kiss

Klause, J. C. (1990). The silver kiss. New York: Delacorte Press.

ISBN: 9780385301602 | hardback | 198 p. | $14.95 USD

Annotation: A mysterious teenage boy harboring a dark secret helps Zoe come to terms with her mother's terminal illness.

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Book Talk:  Though from different worlds, Zoe and Simon share a common bond—each is lonely.  Zoe is left alone most evenings while her father attends to her mother in the hospital and feeling abandoned because her best friend is moving.  Simon roams the streets thinking of his deceased mother who was brutally murdered…300 years ago!  An unlikely pairing, Zoe and Simon, the mysterious vampire, are drawn to each other.  But will their friendship endure when Simon reveals his true quest—to seek vengeance against his mother’s killer?  Find out for yourself  in The Silver Kiss.

My favorite thing about the book:

Gory, yet not over the top!

First Sentence:

“The house was empty.”

Favorite character:

Simon—he’s so mysterious.

Awards/Honors:

1990 Michigan Library Association Best Book of the Year Honor Book

1990 School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

1990 Booklist Children's Editors' Choice

1991 ALA's Best Books for Young Adults

1993 The South Carolina Young Adult Book Award

1993 The California Young Reader Medal

1993 The Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award

1993 The Sequoyah Young Adult Award

1994 ALA's Top 100 Best Books for Teens

Learn More:

Read an interview with Annette Curtis Klause to find out more about her and her inspiration for writing The Silver Kiss as well as her other books.

Don’t miss this book trailer for The Silver Kiss.

If you enjoyed The Silver Kiss, you might also like Klause's third book, Blood and Chocolate, about a werewolf woman who falls in love with a human man and must choose between her pack and her love.  Blood and Chocolate was made into a movie in 2007.  Be sure to check out the movie trailer.