Vampires, prom, dating, and teenage girls? Sounds like that one movie with Michael J. Fox… wait he was werewolf not a vampire. Either way, Stephanie Meyers 4 part series known as the Twilight Saga has captured the attention of teens, mostly girls, and sent their hearts and imaginations fluttering into a world of terror and romance.
The Twilight Saga is extremely popular amongst teens and tweens and has drawn a fair amount of criticism. An Orange County School District placed a ban on the books citing them as “age inappropriate,” but the ban was lifted a short time later after an opposing public response. What is it about this series that has created so much attention and frenzy?
Over the next few weeks I plan to answer just that question on www.theteenagesoul.com . I have currently finished the first book and will continue to read through the series posting insights and dialogue on the series. I hope that it will be an affective tool in helping you understand what it is your students are reading and why it seems to create so much intrigue for them. Please feel free to comment and ask questions regarding the books and I will do my best to answer.
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