citysherry
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Has anyone allowed their child to read them and if so, how old is your kid? They're off limits to my girls until they're older.
Twilight series of books
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There isn't. Its the people that banned Harry Potter that are trying to argue this series is "bad".
While there may be a "moral" problem with Bella, there isn't a book out there where somebody doesn't want to be "special".
sanchezf
Little ol' Me
I let my son read the Harry Potter books to (BAD MOMMY) I figured I taught him good morals when he reads about bad things he should know the difference....
No, you are a good mother. Allowing children's minds to wander into supernatural places builds their creativity and allows them to look at problems with a different light. And most fantasy books are wonderful at teaching diversity while also teaching one's self importance.
If your son enjoyed Harry Potter you should encourage the Shannara - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia series by the absolutely amazing author Terry Brooks.
Reading anything is absolutely wonderful, but I have always found that fantasy books have some magnificent words and descriptions that really allow young minds to visualize the scenes while learning new words and ways to express themselves.
My dad read my The Hobbit (also a wonderful recommendation, although the Fellowship series is probably a bit much at a young age) as my bed time story growing up.
Of course..you may want to draw the line before they get into LARPing,
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sanchezf
Little ol' Me
The Shannara series are -big- books...it will make the Goblet of Fire look like a joke...but they are broken down fairly well and follow a straight enough plot line that it is readable. I started reading them in fourth grade....and I can still remember a scene from the first one I read. That one chapter taught me all I will ever need to know about the term loyalty.
Sounds like somebody is ready to move onto The Vampire Chronicles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia .
citysherry
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My girls are preteen having only turned 11 two months ago so, I am a parent who insists on reading anything and everything that might even slightly be considered controversial before the books end up in my children’s hands. I can't understand why this book is on the Calvert County Public School reading list for middle schools!
None of the relationships in this book are even remotely healthy. Isabella has a messed-up relationship with her needy, immature mother and a messed-up relationship with father due to his absence. Her identity is defined by the needs of others, and she’s so subservient it’s genuinely disturbing.
citysherry
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and did you also read them? If not here's a quick overview of the first book:
The first book in the series is called “Twilight”. In this book we are introduced to Isabella who moves to live with her father in Washington State. As soon as vampire Edward lays eyes on her he has to fight off the almost overpowering urge to drink her blood and kill her. Of course Isabella doesn’t know this, but she’s a smart cookie and begins to put things together and finally figures out he’s a vampire, but she doesn’t care because she has already fallen for his pale flawless good looks. Edward can’t seem to stay away from her either even though he puts up a few verbal protests and warns her about him not being safe. She learns that Edward and his coven (family) have learned to live with people by drinking the blood of animals in the woods and not humans. This accounts for the vampires all having golden eyes, instead of the blood red of the other vampires who drink human blood. Edward isn’t like most vampires, he has an added gift of being able to read everyone mind- everyone but Isabella, which causes him much frustration. But not to worry, when he can’t locate her with his mind, he can sniff her out because her scent is so strong and desirable to him. Because Edward is a vampire he never sleeps. Instead he sneaks into Isabella’s bedroom each night to lay in bed with her and watch her sleep. Isabella wants to have an intimate relationship with Edward, but he refuses telling her he could kill her if he did because of the immense strength vampires have and how fragile humans are against them. Isabella also wants Edward to make her a vampire, but he refuses. He wants her to have a human life and experience all the things he never got to. This battle of wills goes on through all the books in the series (‘Twilight’, ‘New Moon’, ‘Eclipse’ and ‘Breaking Dawn’).
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Nickel
curiouser and curiouser
It's fiction.
Wasn't expecting this response. Good for you for taking the time to actually read the books. This was what I was referring to in my post. The other "relationships" you describe I didn't have a problem with...they are relationships I am sure your child will experience in her lifetime (not the fact that it is her parent, but a similar relationship).
Aye, its a vampire series. Bloodlust and sex are going to be part of it, as they are in every series about them.
Admittedly, it sounds just like any history book.
citysherry
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In the second book of the series ‘New Moon’, Edward is so worried about killing Isabella or her being killed because of him, that he dumps her and leaves the area so she can’t find him. This sends her spiraling into a very deep depression that lasts for months. At her father’s insistence she strengthens a friendship with Jacob, a family friend who ends up falling in love with Isabella. The problem with Jacob is, he’s a werewolf and Isabella figures it out (in the last book, we are told he’s not a werewolf but a shape-shifter). Can she pick them or what?
The next two books in the series “Eclipse” and “Breaking Dawn” are the most graphic and offensive of the four in my opinion. Here we find Isabella constantly after Edward for sex and to turn her into a vampire. He finally says he will turn her into a vampire, but not yet. Not till she’s older and has lived as a human more. She doesn’t accept this and tries to get another vampire to turn her. While this is happening there are other ‘bad’ vampires whom Edward and his coven have to deal with, along with Jacob the Wolf and his pack of wolf friends who are the enemies of vampires and protectors of humans. In the final book, vampire Edward marries human Isabella and they finally have vampire/human sex. Edward’s strength doesn’t kill her but she is roughed up during the honeymoon. She very quickly ends up pregnant with a mutant hybrid vampire/human baby that is growing at a rapid pace inside her and slowly killing her. The monster baby is killing Isabella slowly and painfully, while Edward is frantic to get rid of it- he wants it aborted. She refuses. Edward even goes so far as to go to Jacob, his jealous rival and ask Jacob if he will father a new child with Edward’s wife Isabella and talk her out of giving birth to the monster vampire/human baby. He will do anything to keep Isabella alive, even if it means giving his wife to someone else to father a child with. This doesn’t happen because Isabella begins to drink blood even though she’s still a human, but this satisfies the monster baby and helps Isabella regain some of her strength. The moment of the child’s birth, is graphic and horrid, it’s also the moment Isabella dies and Edward injects her with his vampire venom to turn her into a vampire. Isabella is now an undead and thirsty for blood. She has to be kept away from her part human baby because she could go into a blood thirsty feeding frenzy and kill it.
Of course there is much more to this four book series, but let me warn parents out there, PLEASE read this before you hand it over to your child to read. This has a lot of intense sexual situations, killing, blood and graphic scenes that in my opinion are not appropriate for young teens. The first book is the mildest of the four; each subsequent book grows more graphic. So be warned and know what your kids are reading.
The next two books in the series “Eclipse” and “Breaking Dawn” are the most graphic and offensive of the four in my opinion. Here we find Isabella constantly after Edward for sex and to turn her into a vampire. He finally says he will turn her into a vampire, but not yet. Not till she’s older and has lived as a human more. She doesn’t accept this and tries to get another vampire to turn her. While this is happening there are other ‘bad’ vampires whom Edward and his coven have to deal with, along with Jacob the Wolf and his pack of wolf friends who are the enemies of vampires and protectors of humans. In the final book, vampire Edward marries human Isabella and they finally have vampire/human sex. Edward’s strength doesn’t kill her but she is roughed up during the honeymoon. She very quickly ends up pregnant with a mutant hybrid vampire/human baby that is growing at a rapid pace inside her and slowly killing her. The monster baby is killing Isabella slowly and painfully, while Edward is frantic to get rid of it- he wants it aborted. She refuses. Edward even goes so far as to go to Jacob, his jealous rival and ask Jacob if he will father a new child with Edward’s wife Isabella and talk her out of giving birth to the monster vampire/human baby. He will do anything to keep Isabella alive, even if it means giving his wife to someone else to father a child with. This doesn’t happen because Isabella begins to drink blood even though she’s still a human, but this satisfies the monster baby and helps Isabella regain some of her strength. The moment of the child’s birth, is graphic and horrid, it’s also the moment Isabella dies and Edward injects her with his vampire venom to turn her into a vampire. Isabella is now an undead and thirsty for blood. She has to be kept away from her part human baby because she could go into a blood thirsty feeding frenzy and kill it.
Of course there is much more to this four book series, but let me warn parents out there, PLEASE read this before you hand it over to your child to read. This has a lot of intense sexual situations, killing, blood and graphic scenes that in my opinion are not appropriate for young teens. The first book is the mildest of the four; each subsequent book grows more graphic. So be warned and know what your kids are reading.
I can't believe this is the book you have a problem with, while Daniel half Human: And the Good Nazi, didn't raise any flags.
Nothing like quoting from a Connecticut Catholic Corner website about a vampire book aimed at teens.
citysherry
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citysherry
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Nothing like quoting from a Connecticut Catholic Corner website about a vampire book aimed at teens.
and your point is?