Twilight - Lexile Level 720
Twilight was the first best seller for author Stephenie Meyer. The book shares the themes of love, trust, and personal strength. I found Twilight to be a very good read for reluctant readers. The plot shares the story of Bella Swan, an antisocial young woman who is thrust into a new life when she moves to Forks, WA to live with her father. The students of Forks high school attach themselves to Bella, as she is new and interesting. Bella becomes friends with a small group of students, but her interest is piqued by the members of the Cullen family, especially Edward. She is drawn to him, but at first he seems completely repulsed by her. While experiencing her day-to-day life, she also rekindles a friendship with a young boy named Jacob. Jacob is the son of her father’s close friend. Jacob seems to like Bella, but she only has eyes for Edward. When Edward finally returns Bella’s attempts to get to know one another, she finds that she yearns to be near him. Edward tries to push her away, but in the end they find that they love one-another. A side story deals with the rest of the Cullen family and how they are dealing with Edward and Bella’s relationship. Of course, this being a YA novel, there is an antagonist that aims to kill Bella and in doing so destroy Edward. Though the writing of this novel is definitely for teens, I found it to be enjoyable to read. I look forward to reading the remaining novels in the series.
Twilight was the first best seller for author Stephenie Meyer. The book shares the themes of love, trust, and personal strength. I found Twilight to be a very good read for reluctant readers. The plot shares the story of Bella Swan, an antisocial young woman who is thrust into a new life when she moves to Forks, WA to live with her father. The students of Forks high school attach themselves to Bella, as she is new and interesting. Bella becomes friends with a small group of students, but her interest is piqued by the members of the Cullen family, especially Edward. She is drawn to him, but at first he seems completely repulsed by her. While experiencing her day-to-day life, she also rekindles a friendship with a young boy named Jacob. Jacob is the son of her father’s close friend. Jacob seems to like Bella, but she only has eyes for Edward. When Edward finally returns Bella’s attempts to get to know one another, she finds that she yearns to be near him. Edward tries to push her away, but in the end they find that they love one-another. A side story deals with the rest of the Cullen family and how they are dealing with Edward and Bella’s relationship. Of course, this being a YA novel, there is an antagonist that aims to kill Bella and in doing so destroy Edward. Though the writing of this novel is definitely for teens, I found it to be enjoyable to read. I look forward to reading the remaining novels in the series.
Obviously, everyone knows of the Twilight Saga, and teens
have flocked, for years, to see the many movies that will be culminating in the
final movie in the next month. I find
that having students read books before seeing a movie is more useful than reading
it afterwards, but I think that students would still find this series
interesting even after seeing the movie.
Stephenie Meyer had started to write a companion novel to Twilight. It was called Midnight Sun. This book was
to be Twilight from the perspective of Edward.
I definitely recommend reading the sections that Meyer has
released. It is amazing to read the book
from a different perspective, and I found myself laughing at Edward’s reactions
to Bella. All-in-all, I recommend this
book if you are looking for easy reading, but do not mind a longer book.
Midnight Sun
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