Twilight (novel series) the Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2009, for being "Sexually Explicit", "Unsuited to Age Group", and having a "Religious Viewpoint". A screenplay for "Twilight" was written by Melissa Rosenberg and has been adapted into a film by Summit Entertainment. The film was directed by Catherine Hardwicke, with Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in the leading roles of Isabella Swan and Edward Cullen, respectively. The movie was released in the United States on November 21, 2008. "Twilight: The Complete Illustrated Movie Companion", written by Mark Cotta Vaz, was released October 28. On November 22, 2008, following the box office success of
Twilight (novel series) final novel to be told from Bella Swan's perspective. In 2008 and 2009, the four books of the series claimed the top four spots on "USA Today"'s year-end bestseller list, making Meyer the first author to ever achieve this feat. The series then won the 2009 Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Book, where it competed against the "Harry Potter" series. Meyer originally planned to write a companion book to "Twilight" called "Midnight Sun", which would be the story of "Twilight" told from Edward Cullen's point-of-view. She stated that "Twilight" was the only book that she planned to rewrite from Edward's