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| Written by Jesse Trimble | |||
| Wednesday, 25 November 2009 09:00 | |||
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Teens of all ages from Louisburg gathered at the Louisburg Public Library Thursday night.
 Around 25 teens showed up for the Teen Advisory Group’s, or TAG, “Twilight” event. The library was decorated with familiar faces of the “Twilight” movie stars, and many in attendance wore t-shirts inspired by the film. The popular books by author Stephanie Meyer have generated a lot of attention lately. Along with the four-book series, two films have been made based on the first two novels. “New Moon,” the second in the series, was released in theaters at midnight Thursday, and library staff members couldn’t find a better reason to celebrate. Elizabeth Ellis, youth services coordinator, said the library started the parties about five years ago, with a few of the Harry Potter novels and films. Teens can come and enjoy pizza, trivia and then watch the film that’s based on the novel. Ellis said a lot of youths become interested in reading the novel after hearing about the film or having it recommended to them by their friends. Call it a peer-pressure to read, if you will. “Harry Potter and Twilight have brought a lot of non-readers in to enjoy reading for fun,” Ellis said. She added once there became a hype about “Twilight” that parents wanted to get in on the fun, too. “I had mostly moms ask me what all the hype was about, so they started reading the books, too,” Ellis said. Karen Stuart, an employee at the library, was dressed to the nines for the occasion and even sported a card around her neck with a picture of one of the characters. “I started the books because all of the teenagers coming in were reading them,” Stuart said. “I wanted to know what they were all about.” Stuart added the books take you back to when you were that age and that a reader can really relate to the characters Meyer portrays. The book series is centered on Bella Swan, a teenage girl who falls in love with Edward Cullen, a vampire. A love story at its core, the “Twilight” series also focuses on the forbidden fruit concept from the Garden of Eden, with Meyer portraying Edward and Bella’s love as forbidden “It’s a fantasy,” Stuart said. “At this stage, school sucks, and it’s also a love story — and the two guys in the books are totally in love with her (Bella).” Three sisters arrived at the library event armed and ready. Jessie, Laura and Kristen Storey are what some might call Twilight fanatics. “We are going to own this trivia,” Laura said laughing. “We saw the first movie eight times in the theaters.” Laura added that she and her sisters have also read the books over and over, forward and backward. Laura took home the first place prize from winning the “Twilight” trivia — a $25 gift card to AMC movie theaters. “We’re seeing “New Moon” at midnight tonight,” she said. Her sister Jessie said one reason she enjoyed the book series was because the love story is relatable. “Some stuff Bella experiences is very real — from lust to love — and she develops that throughout the course of the novels,” she said. Sister Kristen, now a Pittsburg State University student, drove the two hours home to make sure she was present for the event and to see the new film with her sisters. “We support our community anyway we can — especially if it has Robert Pattinson’s name on it,” she laughed. “I’m pretty dedicated.”
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