Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Twilight  by Stephenie Meyer
Bella Swan arrives in a new town where she thought she would be the outcast of the school she is attending. After the initial shock of how easily she fitted in, she soon realises who the real out-casts are. The Cullen family who sits in the corner of the canteen room hiding in the shadows.Their unusually white skin and dark eyes with a hint of purple under them, like they havn't been sleeping lately, took to Bella's attention, especially one of them. Edward Cullen, beautiful and strange saves Bella from a near death experience. That is when Bella investigates further into the Cullen family history, and discovers a cold deadly secret about who they are. As Bellas and Edward develop an intimate relationship, there is a deadly barrier between them both.

# Posted on Tuesday, 25 November 2008 at 4:19 PM

Character: "Bella Swan"

Character: "Bella Swan"
Full Name: Isabella Marie Swan

Status: Human

Date of Birth: September 13, 1987

Originally from: Phoenix, Arizona

Hair color: Brown

Eye color: Brown

Height: 5'4”

Physical description: "Bella is very fair-skinned, with long, straight, dark brown hair and chocolate brown eyes. Her face is heart-shaped—a wide forehead with a widow's peak, large, wide-spaced eyes, prominent cheekbones, a thin nose and a narrow jaw with a pointed chin. Her lips are a little out of proportion, a bit too full for her jaw line. Her eyebrows are darker than her hair and more straight than they are arched. She's slender but not at all muscular, and weighs about 115 pounds. She has stubby fingernails because she has a nervous habit of biting them."

Distinguishing quality: Extremely accident prone; "Bella has a very private MIND. No one can touch her there."

Occupation: Graduate of Forks High School. Part time job at Newton's Outfitters.

Family members: Mother – Renee Dwyer, Stepfather – Phil Dwyer Father – Charlie Swan

Nick Names: Bella to friends – Bells or Bell to Charlie

Car: 1953 Chevy Pickup Truck – red Repaired Motorcycle

Personal history: Bella was born in Forks, but her mother and father split up when she was six months old. She spent the majority of her young life in California and then later Phoenix, Arizona where she wasn't very popular and never felt as if she fit in. She is far too clumsy for her own good and tries to avoid sports and dancing.

When her mother remarried, Bella decided to move back to Forks to live with her father. She felt a bit guilty that her mother wasn't able to spend as much time traveling with her new husband because of her, and so willingly, but not enthusiastically, she moved in with her dad. He bought her a truck and has tried to make her feel comfortable in her new home.

At school, Bella was greeted with great interest and made friends with a few people right away. She first saw Edward and his family at lunch time and was told that they generally kept to themselves. In biology class, Bella was forced to take a seat next to Edward, as it was the only empty seat in the room. He reacted strangely to her, making her think he hated her. It wasn't until two weeks later that Edward returned to school and Bella was able to properly meet him.

After a while, Bella came to guess Edward's secret and accepted him as a vampire. He saved her life several times and made it his mission to keep her safe. The two fell in love despite the odds against them. Bella became the victim of a tracker named James and was saved when Edward drank her blood and stoped the venom from spreading through her system.

# Posted on Tuesday, 25 November 2008 at 4:53 PM

Character: "Edward Cullen"

Character: "Edward Cullen"
Full Name: Edward Anthony Masen Cullen

Date of Birth: June 20, 1901

Date of change to vampire: 1918

Originally from: Chicago, Illinois

Hair color: Bronze

Eye color: Originally green – Vampire gold/black

Height: 6'2”

Physical description: Lanky – not bulky. Boyish looking. Untidy hair.

Special talents: Mind reader

Occupation: Currently enrolled at Forks High School

Family members: Natural son of Edward and Elizabeth Masen – adopted son of Carlisle and Esme Cullen – brother to Alice and Emmett Cullen as well as Rosalie and Jasper Hale.

Source of change: Carlisle Cullen

Hobbies: Collects cars – plays piano

Car: Volvo S60R - silver, Aston Martin V12 – silver volvo


Personal history: Edward's human life in Chicago was fairly happy and uneventful. His parents were moderately wealthy as his father was a successful lawyer. The biggest worry in his mother's life was the fact that World War I was raging and Edward was only a year away from the draft, which had been lowered to 18 years of age in August of 1918.
By September of that same year, the influenza epidemic hit, claiming the lives of both of Edward's parents and very nearly taking his own as well. His attending physician was Carlisle Cullen, who saved him by changing him into a vampire. It was Edward's mother who requested Dr. Cullen save Edward. She seemed to “know” that Carlisle could save him in a special way and begged him to do it.

Since that time, Edward has passed as Carlisle's adopted son or as the younger brother of his wife before the family grew to its current size. He has been to medical school twice, but never practiced. He loves driving fast and collects cars as a hobby.

From 1927 until 1931, Edward had a bout of rebellion and went off for a few years on his own away from Carlisle and Esme. He figured that he could drink off of humans if they were truly evil, using his special gifts to avoid the innocent. After a while, he couldn't “escape the debt of so much human life taken, no matter how justified” and returned to Carlisle and Esme who welcomed him back with open arms.

Around 1936, Edward moved to Forks with his family where they encountered the Quileute Indians who have the ability to transform into werewolves. A treaty was arranged stating that the wolves would leave the Cullens alone so long as they didn't bite any humans and stay off of the Quileute land. The Cullens lived in Forks for a few years before moving on to other places.

In 2003 the Cullens returned to Forks. Then in 2005 Edward met Isabella Swan. Her blood “sang” for him and he becamesinfatuated with her. She soon figureed out his secret and accepted him as a vampire. They fell in love despite innumerable odds. When Bella became the victim of a tracker named James, Edward was forced to drink her blood to stop the venom form spreading through her system.

# Posted on Tuesday, 25 November 2008 at 5:00 PM