Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 2

This book did a good job wrapping up Twilight in graphic novel format. My biggest complaint was that with the addition of so many characters (i.e. seeing the rest of Edward's family other than the few lunchroom scenes) was confusing. With black-and-white manga drawings, the characters all looked so similar it was hard to keep them straight. Would have been better in color. ( )

I liked the graphics, which were mostly in black and white, but the colored sections were wonderful. I would recommend this book to teen girls ages 13-15 who still have an interest in Twilight or those who once enjoyed it, but would like a new representation of the books. I would also recommend it for reluctant readers and those who are more have a more visual learning style. ( )

This was just like the first volume. I really wished it would of had page numbers. But in general, I liked that the book continued where volume 1 left off, and I really like that it stuck to the important key parts of the book/movie. I like that some of the pages had color and not all of them were in black and white. I look forward to reading/collecting the other if they are made.

I recommend this book to anyone who likes the Twilight series and to those who like to read graphic novels. ( )

Summary:
This is a graphic novel version of the book "Twilight" by Stephanie Meyer. Volume II focuses on the second part of the story. Bella Swan and Edward Cullen have already fell in love and Bella has found out the Cullen family secret, they are vampires. This part of the story reinforces how in love they are and how close Bella has become with Edward's family. Edward's vampire family are a few of the good vampires that choose not to consume human blood but rather animal blood. This graphic novel is full of action and suspense. It starts out with Bella playing baseball with Edward's family. Bella is forced to go with Alice and Jasper, Edward's siblings. The vampire hunters have smelled human Bella and are now hunting her. Bella and Edward must go their separate ways for a while and Bella must lose contact with her family to protect them. Bella begins to ask questions on how one would become a vampire. Her desire to be with Edward forever sparks her interest in maybe one day becoming one.

Personal Reaction: I wasn't sure I would enjoy a graphic novel. The twilight versions are an added bonus to the many ways to tell a story. It really highlights important parts of the story with the great detailed pictures.

Classroom Extension Ideas:
I would use this book for the students who are having a hard time becoming interested in reading.
1. This is a great introduction to learning how to enjoy a more lengthy book.
2. I would use this book in my classroom by having the students make their own graphic novel on poster sized paper to tell a story. ( )

The Bella and Edward Saga in graphic novel form. The story reaches its climax, which forces Bella to go with Alice and Jasper, while Edwards goes the opposite way with the plan that the hunters will follow him and not her. Most of the action happens in this part of the book. This book reinforces the issue of love that was established in the first part, as well as showing how important it is to never forsake your family. It seems as if Bella is going to have to choose between her biological family and her new family, the Cullens. Guess you’ll have to read the book to see if Bella can find out a way to take care of everyone or if she does have to make that impossible choice.

As a classroom extension I would use the graphic novel interpretation against the chapter book version as a comparrison assignment. We could also take a chapter from the chapter book and use the graphic novel as a guide to create a graphic novel chapter. This story would be ideal to get even the lowest of readers interested in a popular movie series. ( )