Stephenie Meyer's second book, New Moon was just as gripping as her first, Twilight. I didn't want to put it down. I would argue, also, that it is better than Twilight.
Bella's life is once again put in danger, and Edward packs up the family so that they will no longer be a threat to her. However, he convinces her that they're leaving because he doesn't want her. She is broken; she becomes a zombie: she goes through the motions apathetically so she doesn't have to feel the unbearable agony.
After months of despair, she decides she can't do it anymore, so she allows herself to become closer to and depend on Jacob Black. Things are going great until she discovers Jacob's secret and that Victoria is still in Forks, and obviously out for revenge. Excitement, adrenaline, and danger erupt when Alice Cullen comes back to town; Bella's quiet life is thrown into chaos once again as she and Alice embark on a perilous journey against the clock to save Edward.
As with Twilight, I wouldn't teach this novel in my classroom, but teenagers would love it. Bella's pain is very real; the way Meyer describes this agony allows anyone who has had their heart broken or lost someone to relate--I was in tears a few times throughout. Despite the sadness that creates the tone of at least the two-thirds of the novel, I couldn't put it down, and I suspect my students who picked it up in the first place would have the same problem.
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