IllustratorsIllustrations by Jim di BartoloPublisherArthur A. LevineImprintArthur A. LevineISBN
9780545055857
Awards and HonorsALA Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults 2010; Booklist Top 10 Romance Fiction for Youth: 2010; 2009 National Book Award, Young People’s Literature Finalist; Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book of 2009; VOYA 2009 Best Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror
Kizzy's first kiss may be her last; Anamique is cursed with a fatal voice, but when she meets her true love, the urge to end her silence becomes ever stronger; Esme is only fourteen, yet she carries within her a passion that stretches back across centuries. In three stories, the thrills, hazards, and mysteries of love are encapsulated in a kiss. Two-color illustrations. A 2009 National Book Award Finalist.
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