Klause, Annette Curtis. The Silver Kiss: With two short stories: “The Summer of Love” and The Christmas Cat.” New York: Delacorte Press, 2009. Print. ISBN: 978-0-374-85782-9; paperback, $8.99.
Annotation: Zoe is wary when, in the dead of night, the beautiful yet frightening Simon comes to her house.Simon seems to understand the pain of loneliness and death and Zoe's brooding thoughts of her dying mother.
Book Award
- South Carolina Young Adult Book Award, 2013
Book Talk: What would cause Zoe to kiss the un-dead? Zoe is sixteen and is depressed by her Mother being hospitalized with cancer, her best friend moving away and her Father being stricken with grief and despair over taking care of Zoe’s Mother. With Zoe being unable to cope with her Mother’s imminent death, she wanders out one night to meet the mysterious but beautiful Simon. When Zoe and Simon kiss, she finds out the secret truth behind Simon and his past. Can their relationship help solve their problems and conquer their fears of coping with their past and future?
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