Combining her early passion for fantasy and science-fiction literature with the insights into human behavior that developed due to her own introspective nature, Annette Curtis Klause has written several acclaimed novels for teen readers. Interweaving a seductive vampire and a strong dose of grisly goings-on into the plot of her 1990 debut novel, The Silver Kiss, broke many of the rules of writing for young adults, and Klause's more recent books have continued in that same vein, combining romance, horror, science-fiction, and even mystery genres in unique ways. Her readable, flowing style and ability to draw readers into complex philosophical issues in a non-confrontational way have also contributed to Klause's growing reputation as a writer of unique, quality YA fiction. "I find I often deal with the positive aspects of difference," she once told Something about the Author interviewer J. Sydney Jones. "Difference is good. People contribute to life...