The Silver Kiss

Zoë feels alone—her mother is dying, her father is always at the hospital, and her best friend is moving away—then she meets a beautiful young man in the park late at night. He seems to understand all that she is going through. What she doesn’t know is he is really a three-hundred-year-old vampire on a quest for revenge. For ages 14 and up.

“This first novel is sexy, scary and moving…The gruesome bits are viscerally effective, all the more so for their well-spaced restraint and for the controlled discretion which surrounds them. Neither is the love story between Simon and Zoë for the faint of heart…Joining the mysteries of sex and death, the vampire myth is darkly erotic, a passion this novel evokes without over-the-top exploitation. It’s just a kiss.” The Bulletin for the Center of Children’s Books.

“A roller-coaster ride in reality, the macabre, death and love.” School Library Journal. (starred review)

“Klause weaves all the gory details into a poignant love story that becomes both sensuous and suspenseful.” Booklist. (starred review)

The Sequoyah Young Adult Award, Oklahoma.

The Maryland Black-eyed Susan Award.

The California Young Reader Medal.

The South Carolina Young Adult Book Award.

American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults.

American Library Association Best Books for Reluctant Readers,

School Library Journal Best Books.

Booklist Best Books, and Editor’s Choice.