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New Moon by stephenie meyer
New Moon (novel)
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| New Moon | |
 First edition cover of New Moon | |
| Author | Stephenie Meyer |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Gail Doobinin (design) John Grant (photograph) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Twilight series |
| Genre(s) | Young adult, Romance novel |
| Publisher | Little, Brown |
| Publication date | September 6, 2006 |
| Media type | print (hardcover, paperback) |
| Pages | 563 |
| ISBN | 0-316-16019-9 |
| Preceded by | Twilight |
| Followed by | Eclipse |
New Moon is a young adult fantasy-romance novel by author Stephenie Meyer, and is the second book in the Twilight saga. According to Meyer, this book is about losing true love.[1] The title refers to the darkest phase of the lunar cycle, indicating that New Moon is about the darkest time of the protagonist Bella's life.[2] It was originally published in hardcover in 2006. An upcoming film adaptation is tentatively set for release on November 20, 2009.[3]
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[edit] Plot summary
On Isabella "Bella" Swan's 18th birthday, Edward Cullen, the vampire she loves, and his family throw her a birthday party. While unwrapping a gift, she gets a paper cut, which causes Edward's adoptive brother, Jasper, to be overwhelmed by her blood's scent and attempt to kill Bella. To protect her, Edward decides to end their relationship, and the Cullens move away from Forks. This leaves Bella heart-broken.
In the months that follow, Bella learns that thrill-seeking activities, such as motorcycle riding, allow her to "hear" Edward's voice in her head. She also seeks comfort in her deepening friendship with Jacob Black, a cheerful companion who eases her pain over losing Edward. Bella discovers that Jacob is a werewolf. He and his fellow werewolves protect Bella from the vampires Laurent and Victoria, the latter of whom seeks revenge for her dead mate, James, whom the Cullens killed in Twilight.
Meanwhile, a series of miscommunications leads Edward to believe that Bella has killed herself. Distraught over her supposed suicide, Edward flees to Italy to provoke the Volturi, vampire royalty who are capable of killing him. Alice and Bella rush to Italy to save Edward, arriving just in time to stop him. Before leaving Italy, the Volturi tell Edward that Bella, a human who knows that vampires exist, must either be killed or transformed into a vampire. When they return to Forks, Edward tells Bella that he has always loved her and only left Forks to protect her. She forgives him, and the book ends with the Cullens voting in favor of Bella being transformed into a vampire after her graduation, to Edward's dismay.
[edit] Reception
New Moon rose to the #1 position on the New York Times Best Seller list for Children's Chapter Books in its second week on the list, and remained in that spot for eleven weeks. It spent over 30 weeks in total on the list. Hillias J. Martin of School Library Journal praised the book, saying, "Less streamlined than Twilight yet just as exciting, New Moon will more than feed the bloodthirsty hankerings of fans of the first volume and leave them breathless for the third".[4]Teenreads.com said, "In the middle, the story sometimes drags, and readers may long for the vampires' return. The events of New Moon, though, will leave Meyer's many fans breathless for the sequel, as Bella finally understands everything that will be at stake if she makes the ultimate choice to give up her humanity and live, like the vampires, forever."[5] A critic at
[edit] Film adaptation
A film adaptation of New Moon is scheduled for release on November 20, 2009.[6][7][8] It is the sequel to 2008's Twilight, which is based on the previous novelKristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, reprising their roles as Bella Swan, Edward Cullen, and Jacob Black, respectively.[9] Summit Entertainment greenlit the sequel in late November 2008, which is being directed by Chris Weitz with Melissa Rosenberg returning as the screenwriter.[10] The majority of the film is being shot in Vancouver, British Columbia.[11] written by Meyer. The film will star