Where can I read the current breaking in Kenya?

My 7-YEAR-OLD SISTER WANTS TO READ BREAKiNG DAWN!!! What do I do?

• I am 14 years old, and I love the Twilight Saga. I don't reread them like a crazed Stephenie Meyer fan or whatever, but I think the books are interesting. I have all four in my room ( : The problem is that my 7-year-old sister snuck into my room and was holding Breaking Dawn in her hands! I grabbed it away, of course. But she told my mom that she wanted to read it, and my mom said that she is smart enough to know all the words and what-not. She practically FORCED me to lend it to her. But come on. I wasn't saying she CAN'T read it. I was talking about the Prego scenes, and sxx. And my mom never read the books, but if she did, she might think I like the saga because of those parts. So, I will not tell her. Still, I would never make my little sister read the saga, ESPECIALLY Breaking Dawn, even if it isn't that BAD. Opinions?

• Answer:

  Explain to your mum how the fourth book differs from the first few, and that while it might be okay for her to read the earlier ones, it would probably be a good idea to wait on letting her read the series until she is old enough (or better, mature enough) to read the last book. If she becomes bothered that you seemingly read these books for what she might see as smut, remind her that it wasn't in the earlier books, and why would you have read them if you were only reading it for such scenes (they're not really explicit about anything, are they?) If she still wants you to let her read the fourth book, suggest that your sister start with the first book, and that your mum knew about any potential unpleasantness. She might get bored before the fourth book. If you're dead-set on not telling your mum about the stuff that might be inappropriate for your sister, try a compromise where either she starts with the first book, waits until she's older, or both. If you /really/ want to sabotage her reading the series, at least for now, starting her on the second book may or may not ge her uninterested, lacking the character introduction of the first book (unless, of course, the second book reintroduces all of the characters and their motivations, in which case it might not be helpful enough). Either way, your mum should know that a sufficient vocabulary to read a book doesn't mean a person has the emotional maturity to handle subjects that may be inappropriate for their age level, or the mindset to appreciate the story as much as they could when older.