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The Silver Kiss

by Annette Curtis Klause
Ali Ahn
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In The Silver Kiss-Annette Curtis Klause's critically acclaimed debut novel-life's tough for 16-year-old Zoe Sutcliff. Her mom is dying, her dad is growing distant, and her best friend is moving. Sorting out her thoughts one night, Zoe sees a man lurking about. Taken aback at first, she finds herself drawn to the handsome stranger who seems to sense what's in her heart. As the two exchange life stories, he makes a startling revelation. He's a vampire bent on slaying a ruthless fiend-and he needs Zoe for more than just a blooddraining kiss. "A mesmerizing first novel . with lyrical writing."-Kirkus Reviews

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  • Release date

    January 20, 2010

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781456112400
      • File size: 197013 KB
      • Duration: 06:50:26

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 690
    • Text Difficulty: 3

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Two short stories act as prologue and epilogue for this novel, which focuses on 16-year-old Zoé, whose mother is dying of cancer, and centuries-old Simon, a reluctant vampire in a 19-year-old body. Ali Ahn narrates the stories of loss, loneliness, and the search for love in a tone that teenage girls, especially, will enjoy. However, her voice is not convincingly masculine, a weakness that distracts when the point of view change from Zoé's to Simon's. Ahn's unvarying inflection and cadence add to the dark mood but don't work well for the action scenes or those depicting the teens' budding relationship. The audio edition is enhanced by an author's note explaining the origin of the story. C.B.L. (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 3, 1992
      PW praised the ``often striking prose'' in this compelling tale of a modern-day vampire who preys on a lonely teenaged girl. Ages 12-up.

    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 29, 1990
      Zoe is 16 and facing bereavement: her mother is dying of cancer, and her father seems to be excluding her from her mother's hospital bedside. No one dares speak to Zoe about the family tragedy, and she is isolated by grief, anger and fear. Then she meets the alluring, enigmatic Simon (``His eyes were dark, full of wilderness and stars''), who has an uncanny ability to recognize her feelings. After a series of nocturnal meetings, Zoe learns that Simon is a vampire kept alive by his thirst to avenge the death of his own mother three centuries ago. Drawn to him by an empathy charged with both longing and fear, Zoe agrees to participate in a dangerous scheme to trap Simon's mother's supernatural killer. The two emerge from their encounter able to mourn and acknowledge their losses. First-novelist Klause is excessively ambitious in her juggling of genres and themes; as a result, her suspense is uneven, her love story inadequately rooted and her resolution just a bit pat. Nevertheless, the use of the vampire figure to exorcise Zoe's complex feelings and often striking prose attest to an intelligent and original eye. Ages 14-up.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:690
  • Text Difficulty:3

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