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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD is nearly twelve and wants to read "Twilight." I never read the series and don't know whether it's age-appropriate. In general I'm not comfortable with her reading most of the YA books that she has requested (primarily at the library, where I flip through them and try to quickly gauge the content). Sex and relationship stuff is what I am primarily trying to stay away from right now. She's my firstborn, very impressionable, wants to be a teenager NOW. Opinions?[/quote]

There are things to love and hate about these.  I love that there is no premarital sex, and that the character pushing for it is female, but I hate that the male character is considered old-fashioned in this regard.  I hate that the female character basically gives up living when her boyfriend leaves town.  I love that the female character is ok being different, is ok being even more different than her friends, but I hate that she prioritizes the relationship over everything else in her life, including her parents.

So.  No, I wouldn't recommend this to or for a tween, and I would only recommend to/for a teen that I know is mature enough to see pros/cons rather than reading at face value.  With that said, I found it a marvelous tool for talking with tween and teen girls.

If you are looking for YA books without relationships and sex, it's hard to find them.  Even Christian YA have relationships, because that's what the kids want to read.[/quote]

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