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Twilight (Twilight Saga #1)

by Stephenie Meyer

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ISBN13: 9780316015844
ISBN10: 0316015849
Condition: Standard
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Staff Pick

Moving to a small, dreary town is enough to cause angst in any teen, but for Isabella Swan, angst is only the beginning. Soon she's falling in love with Edward, the quintessential dark, handsome guy, who just happens to be a vampire. This is the perfect pleasure read for the dusky days of fall. This series (the sequel is New Moon) will give you goose bumps.
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"Twilight is fantastic. It’s a page-turner that pops out a lurching, frightening ending I never saw coming. It’s also the first book that seemed at long last to rekindle something of the girl-reader in me. In fact, there were times when the novel — no work of literature, to be sure, no school for style; hugged mainly to the slender chests of very young teenage girls, whose regard for it is on a par with the regard with which just yesterday they held Hannah Montana — stirred something in me so long forgotten that I felt embarrassed by it." Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic Monthly (read the entire Atlantic Monthly review)

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Isabella Swan's move to Forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in Washington, could have been the most boring move she ever made. But once she meets the mysterious and alluring Edward Cullen, Isabella's life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. Up until now, Edward has managed to keep his vampire identity a secret in the small community he lives in, but now nobody is safe, especially Isabella, the person Edward holds most dear. The lovers find themselves balanced precariously on the point of a knife — between desire and danger.

Deeply romantic and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight captures the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires. This is a love story with bite.

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"[T]he portrayal of dangerous lovers hits the spot; fans of dark romance will find it hard to resist." Kirkus Reviews

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"Meyer's description of the lovers' emotions is palpable, and readers will be drawn into the couple's spiraling dance, feeling the intense longing that comes from being a hair's breadth away from the thing you want most in the world." KLIATT

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"Realistic, subtle, succinct, and easy to follow, Twilight will have readers dying to sink their teeth into it." School Library Journal

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"[T]his dark romance seeps into the soul." Booklist

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"For older teens, this is a predictable love story laced with adventure and vampirism." Hornbook Guide to Children

Synopsis:

As Shakespeare knew, love burns high when thwarted by obstacles. In Twilight, an exquisite fantasy by Stephenie Meyer, readers discover a pair of lovers who are supremely star-crossed. Bella adores beautiful Edward, and he returns her love. But Edward is having a hard time controlling the blood lust she arouses in him, because... he's a vampire. At any moment, the intensity of their passion could drive him to kill her, and he agonises over the danger. But, Bella would rather be dead than part from Edward, so she risks her life to stay near him, and the novel burns with the erotic tension of their dangerous and necessarily chaste relationship.
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Meyer holds masters' degree in education and social work and has dedicated her life to the welfare of youth.
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BooksFan#1, January 12, 2012 (view all comments by BooksFan#1)
I loved Twilight!! I thought Twilight was so great even though some people don't like it , i though it was romantic and funny! I will say that it took me about a 4 hours and half to finish the book I've read it about a hundred times and my heart still beats.
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culdeewayps70, September 22, 2011 (view all comments by culdeewayps70)
I am not a die hard Twilight fan. I do not hold to either Edward or Jacob teams. I read Twilight before it grew into an empire. I have heard and often seen for myself the grammar errors and other English teacher's complaints against Twilight. However, if these are the measures we reject books then it is a very shallow measuring stick.
Twilight holds it's own beauty and appeal.

" 'Isabella,' He pronounced my full name carefully, then playfully ruffled my hair with his free hand. A shock ran through my body at his casual touch. 'Bella, I couldn't live with myself if I ever hurt you. You don't know how it's tortured me.' He looked down, ashamed again. 'The thought of you, still, white,cold..to never see you blush scarlet again, to never see that flash of intuition in your eyes when you see through my pretenses...it would be unendurable."

This is a part of Edward's confession of love to Bella. It is simple but the "earthy" tone of it makes it all the more touching and sincere. I do not suggest Twilight for those who are vampire fans. Twilight does not keep to traditional vampire roles and nor do I think that it must. Twilight, for me, is not about the vampires or the werewolves. It is about the love story between Edward and Bella. I can relate to Bella on many different levels and so I sympathize with her as she falls in love. This is what I suggest, that you pick up this book and travel back to High School. Surely, I was not the only one that sat back and observed people. Bella observes and enjoys a good mystery thus her obsession and later love for Edward. Read Twilight for love and not for vampires.
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bookloverxxv, December 19, 2010 (view all comments by bookloverxxv)
Over-rated romantic trash. Mixing vampires and raging puberty is a marketing dream but I was sickened by the high school level writing and long bouts of exposition. This is a really, really bad book that made it's author oodles of money. That's really sad. I imagine the movies are worse. If you haven't already read it, avoid this one like fresh roadkill.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780316015844
Author:
Meyer, Stephenie
Publisher:
Megan Tingley Books
Author:
Meyer, Stephenie
Subject:
Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
Subject:
Schools
Subject:
Horror & Ghost Stories
Subject:
Love & Romance
Subject:
High schools
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Fiction - Horror
Subject:
Fantasy & Magic
Subject:
Washington (state)
Subject:
Vampires
Subject:
Children s-General
Copyright:
2006
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series:
Twilight Saga
Series Volume:
01
Publication Date:
20060931
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Pages:
498
Dimensions:
8.21x5.42x1.49 in. 1.00 lbs.
Age Level:
14-22
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Product details 498 pages Megan Tingley Books - English 9780316015844 Reviews:
"Staff Pick" by ,

Moving to a small, dreary town is enough to cause angst in any teen, but for Isabella Swan, angst is only the beginning. Soon she's falling in love with Edward, the quintessential dark, handsome guy, who just happens to be a vampire. This is the perfect pleasure read for the dusky days of fall. This series (the sequel is New Moon) will give you goose bumps.

by Alexis S.
"Review A Day" by , "Twilight is fantastic. It’s a page-turner that pops out a lurching, frightening ending I never saw coming. It’s also the first book that seemed at long last to rekindle something of the girl-reader in me. In fact, there were times when the novel — no work of literature, to be sure, no school for style; hugged mainly to the slender chests of very young teenage girls, whose regard for it is on a par with the regard with which just yesterday they held Hannah Montana — stirred something in me so long forgotten that I felt embarrassed by it." (read the entire Atlantic Monthly review)
"Review" by , "[T]he portrayal of dangerous lovers hits the spot; fans of dark romance will find it hard to resist."
"Review" by , "Meyer's description of the lovers' emotions is palpable, and readers will be drawn into the couple's spiraling dance, feeling the intense longing that comes from being a hair's breadth away from the thing you want most in the world."
"Review" by , "Realistic, subtle, succinct, and easy to follow, Twilight will have readers dying to sink their teeth into it."
"Review" by , "[T]his dark romance seeps into the soul."
"Review" by , "For older teens, this is a predictable love story laced with adventure and vampirism."
"Synopsis" by , As Shakespeare knew, love burns high when thwarted by obstacles. In Twilight, an exquisite fantasy by Stephenie Meyer, readers discover a pair of lovers who are supremely star-crossed. Bella adores beautiful Edward, and he returns her love. But Edward is having a hard time controlling the blood lust she arouses in him, because... he's a vampire. At any moment, the intensity of their passion could drive him to kill her, and he agonises over the danger. But, Bella would rather be dead than part from Edward, so she risks her life to stay near him, and the novel burns with the erotic tension of their dangerous and necessarily chaste relationship.
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