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Title: Twilight
Author: Stephanie Meyer
Publishing: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; Standard edition (October 5, 2005)
ISBN: 978-0316160179
Grade Level: 7-12
Awards:Georgia Peach Award Winner (2008), Publisher’s Weekly Best Book (2005), ALA Best Books for Young Adults (2006), ALA Best Books for Young Adults Top Ten (2006), New York Times bestseller (Children’s Chapter, 2005), South Carolina Young Adult Book Award Nominee (Winner, 2007-2008), Texas Lone Star Book (2006-2007) (show all 17), Garden State Book Award (Teen Fiction Grades 9-12, 2008), Michigan Library Association’s Thumbs Up! Award (2006.1|Honor, 2006), Whitcoulls top 100, 2008 (44), Gateway Readers Award (1st, 2007-2008), ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers – Top Ten (2006), TASL Volunteer State Book Children’s Choice Award (2007-2008), Amazon.com Best Books, New York Times Editors’ Choice, ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (2006), BILBY (older readers, 2009), School Library Journal Best Book of the Year (2005),
Summary: When Isabella (Bella) Swan moves to Forks, Washington things get a little complicated when she falls in love with Edward, but Edward’s got a secret. A secret that could do more than hurt Bella, it could kill her.
Comments: Book 1 in the Twilight saga is fast paced, engaging and brimming with teenage romance in all of it’s sticky sweet glory, but with a touch of danger that keeps the blood pumping and the pages turning.
Reluctant readers and those who aren’t very interested in romance will find Twilight’s characters relatable and possibly even lovable. While boys may not be up for the romance fest and confessions of undying (pun intended) love within there is a touch of adventure that may interest them (especially if they’d like something to talk about with the girls in school).
Devoid of all those scary elements of the traditional adult romances like (no sex, drugs or even rock and roll) Twilight is a safe bet, even for younger readers.
Georgia Performance Standards:
ELA8RC1 The student reads a minimum of 25 grade-level appropriate books or book equivalents (approximately 1,000,000 words) per year from a variety of subject disciplines. The student reads both informational and fictional texts in a variety of genres and modes of discourse, including technical texts related to various subject areas.
ELA9RC1 The student reads a minimum of 25 grade-level appropriate books or book equivalents (approximately 1,000,000 words) per year from a variety of subject disciplines. The student reads both informational and fictional texts in a variety of genres and modes of discourse, including technical texts related to various subject areas.
ELAMLRL1- The student demonstrates comprehension by identifying evidence (i.e., examples of diction, imagery, point of view, figurative language, symbolism, plot events, main ideas, and cultural characteristics) in a variety of texts representative of different genres (i.e., poetry, prose [short story, novel, essay, editorial, biography], and drama) and using this evidence as the basis for interpretation.
Extensions:
- How do Bella and Edward resemble Romeo and Juliet? Compare and contrast.
- Is Bella’s attraction to Edward based solely on his physical attributes? Is their love “real” love or infatuation?
- Is Bella searching for something in Edward that she doesn’t get at home? Have students discuss Bella’s relationship with Charlie and Renee.
