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TWILIGHT BANNED AND UNBANNED IN A CALIFORNIA SCHOOL

Posted September 30th, 2008 By: 32 Comments »

OCREGISTER.COM (Orange County Register) is reporting that Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight book was banned and then unbanned in a San Juan Capistrano school. Here is what they have to say:

 
A series of fantasy novels about a vampire and his teenage girlfriend were banned Friday from middle school libraries in the Capistrano Unified School District over concerns about age-appropriate content, but reinstated today.

Librarians were instructed to remove all books by Meyer from their collections and send them to the district office, where they were to be redistributed to the district’s high school libraries.

But in a follow-up e-mail sent Tuesday afternoon, Gerfin instructed library staff to “disregard” the initial e-mail. She did not offer an explanation to library staff

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I don’t know about you, but this shocks me. I’m surprised that Twilight got taken off the shelves but even more so that they changed their mind.
Do you think the library staff over reacted? Do you think Twilight should be allowed in all school libraries, or just middle school and high school? Talk to us and share your thoughts.







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  • VanessaC

    I personally think all of the Twilight books- including Breaking Dawn- are completely acceptable for all ages capable of actually reading them (and therefore should be allowed in all school libraries). Much of this opinion is based on the fact that by the time I was in fifth grade, I had already read books that were MUCH more explicit than any of the Twilight books- and it never bothered me. Really, even the stuff in BD (the most explicit of the books, I would say pretty much everyone can agree) is pretty tame compared to what I had read in some books by the time I was 10 or 11. And im not saying i purposefully read romance novels or something (not by a long shot), but i just started reading adult books fairly early b/c of my reading level, so… well, w/adult books comes adult topics, and I just think that if youre capable of reading and comprehending something, then that means you are also capable of reading (and should be allowed to read) the subject matter corresponding to the level at which youre reading. So if ppl are capable of reading at an 8th grade reading level, then they should be allowed to read any books at that level. sorry im rambling… ill stop now.

  • SaraElizabeth

    I can almost understand this. I mean, they banned it from Middle Schools. Some people probably would consider it a little above the EARLY middle school age (6th and 7th graders).

  • monia

    i find that ridiculous. its a love story. of course there will be kissing and stuff but Meyer did a great job of making these parts appropriate enough 4 middle schoolers to read. i have a 11 year old sister and i recommended it 2 her! even BD was decent. but then again…thats just my opinion.

  • Chancy Rose

    I don’t understand removing the first 3 books from middle schools; Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse are pretty mild. Breaking Dawn, on the other hand, might throw up some red flags. Not for the sex, because that’s pretty much a fade-to-black straight across the board. However, the violence of the birth scene could be a bit much (fountains of blood and spine snapping just to mention a couple things). And sure, when I was in middle school I had an intense curiosity about morbid things like serial killers (Lizzie Borden and Jack the Ripper come to mind) and World War II (I read a ridiculous amount of things on both, much of which the library kept calling my mother to ask whether I could check out)…but I wasn’t the typical kid and I did, in fact, give myself the whim-whams several times.

    Its good the library staff takes an interest. I guess though, ideally, what should happen is if the books (or book) bring up questions, they should be addressed by parents, which is how one of my friends handled it with her daughter…and they both love the series. *shrug* I’m not in favor of taking books out of a child’s hands unless its going to do serious harm, and the Twilight series wasn’t meant to do that.

  • kerri

    Breaking Dawn, yeah, I cant see a ten year old not understanding Bellas obsession with getting Edward in bed. They are walking around the house naked for a whole chapter, and when their not in the buff she’s in lingerie. Im 31, I understand what their feeling and why, but a ten year old….no, I can understand their concerns. But the other three books, no, their just kissing and fooling around a bit. Edward always ends it, he’s all about the morals and virtue, too cute! Wish guys were really like that! Besides, one of the teachers read the series and must of got all hot and bothered and freaked out about the students getting hormonal, Twilight style.

  • mackenzie

    hahahahahahaha i think thats hilarious
    i mean the first three books are ok and well breaking dawn is for mature ppl so if u cant handle it dont read it but i think that the fact it was banned hahahahaha hilarious

  • allison

    ironic; it’s banned book week, isn’t it?

    book ain’t good til its banned in libraries ;D

  • bailey

    i think thats just W.R.O.N.G. haha.. i’m in middle school. and im OBSESSED with twilight ( new moon, eclipse, and breaking dawn…). But.. then again.. i am very mature for my age.. :)
    o well.. hmm.. lemmy picture someone else in my grade reading it.. O. DANG. I SEE THEIR POINT.
    some of the people in my school are REALLLY immature! They could NOT handle it. haha. losers.

    o well. that DOES NOT apply to me. plus, i’ve already read all of them. except for the one in *edwards* point of view.. :) ))

    -baiLEY-

    • Roxywolfe26

      Having read the series when I was in middle school, and now being in college, I’m mature enough to realize the horrible implications that Twilight gives to younger readers. The male lead is abusive and controlling, insinuating that not only is this behavior acceptable, it should be sought after. Not to mention the glorification of suicide and that it shows pedophilia as acceptable. You are obviously too immature to see any of this, so I’d think before I went off on a tangent of how you’re so much more mature than everyone in your grade if I were you. 

  • Angela

    I see their point, but only to take Breaking Dawn out. I think breaking dawn was too adult for MIDDLE SCHOOL, not young adults.

  • Carolyn X.

    i’m mean and i spread rumors, but i love twilight. i look stupid and i have a pee-scented sock monkey named Mr. Noodles

    I’m dumb!

  • Carolyn X.

    I really do spread rumors. i have no friends, so yea.

    • Tech_n9nebitch

      dude really wow people like you just make to wonder why you guys are alive

  • Alison H

    I’m pretty sure an adult reading the Twilight series can see the reasons why the District was concerned; the books do contain themes that are questionable, though I honestly feel most of them would pass over the heads of 90% of the middle school’s student body. The themes (like Edward’s abusive actions, the implications of child grooming, the glorification of suicide, sexism, etc) are generally of a more adult leaning, though the infatuation and lust that forms the entirely of the main character’s relationship could be of concern as well, and I’m pretty sure the kids could pick up on that.

    I don’t think the books needed to be banned, though, but I can understand why an adult, reading the books to see if they’re appropriate for middle schoolers, would be concerned about their contents.

  • alic

    I don’t think Twilight should be allowed IN any library(s).

  • Hadrian Emrys

    I’m with Alison H insofar as agreeing that the following themes are present within the series:

    1. The male lead is emotionally and mentally abusive to the female lead, and it lauded as “perfect”.

    2. Child grooming on the part of the opposing faction to the “vampires”. (This pedophilia theme alone is grounds for the removal of the book.)

    3. Glorification of suicide by BOTH of the lead characters.

    4. Rampant sexism on the part of the male lead.

    However, even if the meat of said questionable content truly is over the head of the younger readers, it sets a poor example to them during these formative years. To have the idea that being in an abusive relationship, one based on physical attraction, is something to aspire to… that is sick. Attempting to paint child grooming in such a way that it becomes a magically good thing is no less so. The books should have remained banned. If parents don’t care to protect their kids in their own home, that’s one thing, but to have an establishment that is designed to nurture and direct youth fail to do so is unacceptable.

  • kels

    i personally think that the books should not be allowed in elementary schools just middle and high and i think 6 graders should not be allowed to read it

  • karigan

    thats stupid
    twilight is awsome i first read it in 6th grade and i know a 4th grader who read it

  • Casey

    Uh…i read Twilight about four years ago…i was ten and still finished it in a day. :P It was great! XD I’m fourteen now and STILL rereading it.

  • Karen

    Well, I think that kids mature enough should be able to read it. I was in Third grade when I read it, and people said I was mature… Anyways, four people in my class class read it. I’m on Eclipse right now…..

  • http://twilightersanonymous.com/twilight-banned-unbanned-california-school.html Debra Zooloo

    I think that it is stupid to even waste your time to try and ban a book. Because most likely what is in the book that you dont approve of is in a teenager’s every day life like sex, drugs, alcohol, abuse, biting, dishonesty, sneekyness. If i were those way to over protective mothers i would loosen up and let my child live there damb life, they way they want to, they are going to make mistakes whether you want them too or not. And tryieng to keep them from making mistakes it just makes them want to make more mistakes.SO LEAVE TWILIGHT BOOKS ALONE I LOVE THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • Ema

      I can’t say that I agree with all of it, yes some over protective mothers need to give their children some slack, but they need to at least tell their kid what is right and what is wrong, and, yes as you said let them live their life, kids do nead to learn from misakes if they do not listen. Though I do not like the book as much as I did in 5th grade, it is fairly well written, yes.

  • anu

    Its the best novel I’ve ever read.Having these books in High School libraries is nothing wrong.I’m a high schooler and i’ve seen many other books which have descriptions written more explicitly even in their covers.I personally think that for a normal middle schooler twilight is good but only BD is a bit explicit.But Meyer did her best to make it easy and comfortable for the parents to give BD to their teenagers to read.People who think twilight should be banned are SOOOOOOO stupid.
    I’m a die-hard twilight fan and am never gonna support any actions against twilight.

  • IHATESMEYER!

    Hahahaha! I’m glad Twitoilet got banned from that school. :D

    • Rebecca

      You are on this because . . . . ?

  • JLORENZO57

    I DONT THINK TWILIGHT SHOULD OF BEEN BANNED FROM SCHOOL LIBRARYS BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE READING THOES TIME OF BOOKS.. SO THATS MY OPINION..

  • Tech_n9nebitch

    wow you guys all need to realize that all books should be banned because when you look at it. its not fair that one book is going to be banned for only for how its been written. just grow up all of you twilight is a good movie and book. maybe all t.v. shows should be banned too from t.v. because that is what is being said like soap shit

  • TwiTroll

    1-twilight MOVIES suck so hard.
    2-the books are okay.
    3- the movies completely ruined the books
    4-robert pattinson needs to get shot
    5-….so does kristen stewert 

    • Tara Mary Aziz

      see, I’m not against Twilight – but I have to agree with your points…not too exaggerated but not too biased. ;)

  • Tara Mary Aziz

    Way over-exaggerated decision.  Twilight was almost a revolution in the Literature industry, in the sense that it brought back the interest in tales of the “Supernatural.” It’s quite common for something that everyone liked to become hated by everyone – including those who first loved the series. There’s no need to go hatin on something that WAS successful, whether one likes it or not! 

  • Angels2flyhigh

    I personally fell in love with the twilight series, more specifically the movies, but I feel the reason given for banning the books is not a good reason to do so. Twilight is for young adults, I don’t know what age level that district is in, but if it’s not between the ages of 12-18, then there’s no reason to ban it, it’s the kids and parent’s choice to read the books. Same with huckleberry finn, I think it’s stupid that people banned books because the word nigger was in it, that’s how people spoke back then, get over it. Granted, if the word fag or dyke were in a book, i’d be offended, but that’s no reason to ban a book. If i don’t like it, I can simply put the book down. It’s like watching Jerry Springer, I know the show has a lot of swears and censored nudity, but just the fact that it’s on there, offends me, do i want it off the air? i don’t have a preference, I can just simply change the channel.

  • Kristen

    OMG! they got married before anything happened.  It’s not like the book went into details anyway.

 

 

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