Annette Curtis Klause is an American

United States

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 author

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 and librarian

Librarian

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, specializing in young adult

Young adult literature

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 fiction

Fiction

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. Annette is currently a children's materials selector for Montgomery County Public Libraries in Montgomery County, Maryland

Montgomery County, Maryland

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. Born in Bristol, England, she now lives in Hyattsville, Maryland

Hyattsville, Maryland

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 with her husband Mark and their cat

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s. She holds a Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts

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 degree in English literature and a Master of Library Science

Master of Library and Information Science

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 degree from the University of Maryland, College Park

University of Maryland, College Park

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She has published four novels for young adults: The Silver Kiss

The Silver Kiss

The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause published in 1992, available in hardcover and Mass Market Paperback. In 2009, the book is republished with two bonus short stories by Klause: The Summer of Love and The Christmas Cat....

(1990, Delacorte

Dell Publishing

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), Alien Secrets

Alien Secrets

Alien Secrets is a children's science fiction novel by Annette Curtis Klause. It was first published in 1993. The book is in over 1400 libraries, according to WorldCat.-Story:...

(1993, Delacorte), Blood and Chocolate

Blood and Chocolate (novel)

Blood and Chocolate is a 1997 romantic supernatural werewolf novel for young adult readers by Annette Curtis Klause. It is set in the contemporary United States.-The Loups-garoux:...

(1997, Delacorte), and Freaks: Alive on the Inside

Freaks: Alive on the Inside

Freaks: Alive on the Inside is a fantasy romance and adventure novel by Annette Curtis Klause.-Plot summary:The story is of a young man, Abel Dandy, who is born in a freak show to his "freak" parents. Growing up normally in a world of oddities is hard for Abel, for he wishes for some type of...

(2006, Margaret K. McElderry

Simon & Schuster

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). From 1982 through 1994, she contributed book review

Book review

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s to the School Library Journal

School Library Journal

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