BOOK DESCRIPTION: When Bella Swan moves from
sunny Phoenix to Forks, Washington, a damp and dreary town known for the most rainfall in the
United States, to live with her dad, she isnt expecting to like it. But the level of hostility
displayed by her standoffish high school biology lab partner, Edward Cullen, surprises her. After
several strange interactions, his preternatural beauty, strength, and speed have her
intrigued. Edward is just as fascinated with Bella, and their attraction to one another grows.
As Bella discovers more about Edward's nature and his family, she is thrown headlong into a dangerous
adventure that has her making a desperate sacrifice to save her one true love. Although Edward and Bella's romance and subsequent danger develops slowly, the pacing is appropriate
for teens who want learn all the details in this suspenseful tale.
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