Grade 6 Up—With "Twilight Fever" sweeping the nation, it is no surprise that biographies of Meyer would begin to appear on the scene. Though there are some references to the author's youth, the focus of this volume is on the years she spent writing the four books. Shapiro uses quotes from magazine and Web site interviews as his primary sources of information. Quotes from friends and family have also been lifted from previous interviews, except for a professor of Meyer's who was interviewed specifically for the book. Shapiro's saccharine approach to his subject matter does nothing to breathe new life into these old facts. Meyer is portrayed as a cookie-cutter perfect mother and wife with no attention paid to who she is as a real person. Die-hard fans of her work are likely to read it, but they are sure to be disappointed with this lackluster offering.—Shari Fesko, Southfield Public Library, MI

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