2008 Woodie Awards
Twilight: A Literary Star
Lexi Marino
Issue date: 9/18/06 Section: Arts & Entertainment
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"Twilight" is the first book in Stephenie Meyer's four book series. It is about a girl named Bella Swan who goes to live with her Father in Forks, WA, where it rains every day.
She is an average looking seventeen year old with an above average intelligence. She is shy and blushes easily, and she has a tendency to attract trouble of all sorts and magnitudes.
Edward Cullen is gorgeous, has a genius IQ level, Herculean strength, and the grace and speed of a cheetah. He also has the ability to read peoples' minds and can do so from a distance, and he can read everyone's mind except Bella's.
Edward is also a vampire. The Cullens are a family of vampires that chose to drink animal blood instead of human blood - kind of like vegetarians. From the moment Bella and Edward meet, the sparks flew. In spite of their growing love, he still craves to end her life.
"New Moon" takes place a few months after "Twilight" ends and has a little of a Romeo and Juliet theme to it. Edward decides to leave Bella so she can live a normal life - a life she should have had if she had never met Edward or the Cullens. Carrying out his plan wasn't as simple as he thought. His departure leaves Bella broken and lifeless, like there is a hole where her heart should be. With the Cullens gone, Bella soon learns that vampires were not the only monsters living in Forks. There is a gang of werewolves whose sole mission is to protect the town from vampires.
I loved reading these two books because, even though it is about vampires, the plot is still believable. I can relate to the main character because she actually has faults. The stories are also filled with vampire violence so it's not just a "girl" book. It was an enjoyable read and I highly recommend it.
Stephenie Meyer has two more books in this series that she is currently working on. The next book is called "Eclipse" and it is currently in the publishing process. It will come out in September of 2007.
The fourth and last book is called "Midnight Sun." This last one is actually just "Twilight," but from Edward's perspective, since he had a lot going on that Bella (and as a result we the readers) never saw or learned about.
If you go to www.stepheniemeyer.com, you can read the first chapter of that story. You will also be able to see other information about the author.
She is an average looking seventeen year old with an above average intelligence. She is shy and blushes easily, and she has a tendency to attract trouble of all sorts and magnitudes.
Edward Cullen is gorgeous, has a genius IQ level, Herculean strength, and the grace and speed of a cheetah. He also has the ability to read peoples' minds and can do so from a distance, and he can read everyone's mind except Bella's.
Edward is also a vampire. The Cullens are a family of vampires that chose to drink animal blood instead of human blood - kind of like vegetarians. From the moment Bella and Edward meet, the sparks flew. In spite of their growing love, he still craves to end her life.
"New Moon" takes place a few months after "Twilight" ends and has a little of a Romeo and Juliet theme to it. Edward decides to leave Bella so she can live a normal life - a life she should have had if she had never met Edward or the Cullens. Carrying out his plan wasn't as simple as he thought. His departure leaves Bella broken and lifeless, like there is a hole where her heart should be. With the Cullens gone, Bella soon learns that vampires were not the only monsters living in Forks. There is a gang of werewolves whose sole mission is to protect the town from vampires.
I loved reading these two books because, even though it is about vampires, the plot is still believable. I can relate to the main character because she actually has faults. The stories are also filled with vampire violence so it's not just a "girl" book. It was an enjoyable read and I highly recommend it.
Stephenie Meyer has two more books in this series that she is currently working on. The next book is called "Eclipse" and it is currently in the publishing process. It will come out in September of 2007.
The fourth and last book is called "Midnight Sun." This last one is actually just "Twilight," but from Edward's perspective, since he had a lot going on that Bella (and as a result we the readers) never saw or learned about.
If you go to www.stepheniemeyer.com, you can read the first chapter of that story. You will also be able to see other information about the author.
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