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One of my fourth-graders picked up Twilight on our library outing. I tried to convince her casually of twenty other books she might like, but that's the one she wanted; apparently she'd already seen the movies.

A:
(on the walk back) You don't like Twilight?
Me:
...well...I have mixed feelings about it. For myself.
A:
What do you mean?
Me:
I'm glad that it makes a lot of people want to read, and that it has a female main character. But I don't think Bella is a very strong character.
A:
Yeah she is, she does all that stuff with Edward and she has to choose between him and Jacob.
Me:
...okay, but...does she really make a lot of choices? I mean, isn't most of the book things happening TO her, instead of her DOING things on her own?
A:
...
Me:
It doesn't mean it's not a good book -- any book you like is, to you, a good book.
A:
...you're right. Well. But she COULD be a strong character. I mean if the book was different. If instead of what happens she does what she wants and maybe she makes her own decisions.
Me:
So if the book was different she'd be a better character? If you could rewrite it?
A:
Yeah.
Me:
Maybe you should rewrite it.
A:
Yeah. I'll write it better. ...but I still like Bella. Except she should have picked Jacob, because Jacob is hot.

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