Quicklet - Stephenie Meyer's Twilight

Quicklets: Learn More. Read Less. Stephanie Meyer is the author of Twilight, which is book one in the four-book saga. It's argued that this is a five book series. However the fifth book, Midnight Sun, is still a work in progress with no foreseeable publication date. She also wrote a short novella, The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner."" Meyer is an English Literature major and is raising three boys in Phoenix, Arizona. She wrote Twilight as the result of a dream, and began writing the book during June of 2003. She remembers because it happened to be the first day of one of her sons swimming lessons. Twilight is a love story depicting forbidden love between a vampire and a human. Isabella (Bella) Swan decides to move to Forks, Washington to live with her father, Charlie. This decision is because of her mothers desire to travel with her new husband, Phil, while he plays minor league baseball. Shes apprehensive about her first day of school because its so far into the semester, but its not that bad. She makes friends quickly, and several boys develop crushes on her... BOOK EXCERPT FROM CHAPTER 2 OF THE QUICKLET ON TWILIGHT Bella is relieved to go back to school and find Edward isnt there. This continues for several days, which confuses her. Even though he acted like he hated her, she couldnt stop thinking about him. The other boys, like Eric and Mike, continue trying to get her to notice them. The following week, it snows and Edward Cullen returns to school. Bellas surprised when she sits next to him in Biology, and hes nice to her even sparks a conversation with her. They accidentally touch hands during a lab experiment, and she notices how icy cold his fingers are. Edward continues to quiz Bella throughout the class period in great interest. Bella answered every question, but wasnt sure why her mind was full of confusion. I was in disbelief that Id just explained my dreary life to this bizarre, beautiful boy who may or may not despise me. He seemed engrossed in our conversation, but how I could see, from the corner of my eye, that he was leaning away from me again, his hand gripping the edge of the table with unmistakable tension. ...to be continued! Quicklets: Learn More. Read Less.

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• Introduction
  • Background Information & Plot Overview
  • Character List (Alphabetical)
  • Key Terms & Definitions
• Chapter-by-Chapter Summary
  • Summary of Chapters 1-3
  • Summary of Chapters 4-6
  • Summary of Chapters 7-9
  • Summary of Chapters 10-12
  • ...and much more
• Additional Reading
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