Twilight is the first book in a series centuring around a high school girl named Bella Swan who moves to Forks, Washington to live with her dad. At her new school she encounters a mysterious boy named Edward Cullen who takes a strange interest in her. She soon discovers that Edward and his family are all vampires. Despite Edward's self-loathing for what he is, Bella falls in love with him and a romance kindles.
* For a more detailed summary - http://www.fantasybooksandmovies.com/twilight-book.html
Twilight is a fairly new book, only having been published in 2005. Despite this book only having been out for a little over 6 years, it has been challenged and even banned by many schools.Several Catholic schools in the states have banned the book from their libaries for issues ranging from the sexual content of the novel encouraging sex in young adults to cliques being created in schools in which those who have read the books freely pick on those who haven't. Other Catholic and Christian schools have banned the book simply for featuring supernatural creatures.
* For more info on the banning of Twilight in religious schools - http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/schools-ban-racy-twilight-books-by-stephanie-meyer/story-e6frewyr-1225772090737
* And also - http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/christian-coalition-wants-twilight-books-banned
Do you think Twilight is an acceptable book to be read in schools? Do you think kids are influenced by the material in any negative or positive ways to argue your side?
* 5 points extra credit
Happy reading,
Ms. Lewis
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