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TWILIGHT
By:Stephenie Meyer

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Contents
Contents ii
PREFACE 1
1. FIRST SIGHT 2
2. OPEN BOOK 18
3. PHENOMENON 33
4. INVITATIONS 43
5. BLOOD TYPE 55
6. SCARY STORIES 73
7. NIGHTMARE 86
8. PORT ANGELES 100
9. THEORY 118
10. INTERROGATIONS 131
11. COMPLICATIONS 146
13. CONFESSIONS 175
14. MIND OVER MATTER 193
16. CARLISLE 226
17. THE GAME 235
18. THE HUNT 255
19. GOODBYES 266
20. IMPATIENCE 276
21. PHONE CALL 288
22. HIDE-AND-SEEK 295
23. THE ANGEL 307
24. AN IMPASSE 311
EPILOGUE:AN OCCASION 327

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Meyer, Stephanie, 1973—
Twilight : a novel / by Stephanie Meyer. — 1st ed.
Summary: Grade 9 Up–Headstrong, sun-loving, 17-year-old Bella declines her mom's invitation to move to Florida, and instead reluctantly opts to move to her dad's cabin in the dreary, rainy town of Forks, WA. She becomes intrigued with Edward Cullen, a distant, stylish, and disarmingly handsome senior, who is also a vampire. When he reveals that his specific clan hunts wildlife instead of humans, Bella deduces that she is safe from his blood-sucking instincts and therefore free to fall hopelessly in love with him. The feeling is mutual, and the resulting volatile romance smolders as they attempt to hide Edward's identity from her family and the rest of the school. Meyer adds an eerie new twist to the mismatched, star-crossed lovers theme: predator falls for prey, human falls for vampire. This tension strips away any pretense readers may have about the everyday teen romance novel, and kissing, touching, and talking take on an entirely new meaning when one small mistake could be life-threatening. Bella and Edward's struggle to make their relationship work becomes a struggle for survival, especially when vampires from an outside clan

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