Q: I thought it was sad. how teens, even some tweens were reading thi book, getting there hopes high over love and guys. i was appaled with the series. she marries and has a baby when she is a teenager. i just think it is a terrible message being sent out, and i hate it when little girls get dissapointed over these things. any thoughts?
A: I didn't like it and I'm a library science student (aiming for youth services). My manager at the library I work at, use to be a teen librarian and didn't like it either. I also work with another librarian who helps chose the teen short list for a state book award, she wasn't thrilled about having it on her reading list for last year. Oh well whatever gets them to read. Despite the fact that about half the staff at my library location doesn't like Twilight, we still will recommend it sometimes. I say let them pick it up. If they like it they like it; if they don't, they don't. My only issue is that I feel that it truly is a mature teen bordering on adult book; just because a ten year old can read Twilight, doesn't mean they should.