* Rosalie changed to a vampire by Carlisle.
1935 Emmett changed to a vampire by Carlisle.
* Rosalie and Emmett have their first wedding.
1936 The Cullens move to Hoquiam, Washington, and make a treaty with the Quileutes.
1938 Jasper leaves Maria.
1948 Alice finds Jasper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; they become companions.
1950 Alice and Jasper join the Cullens.
* Alice and Jasper get married.
1987 September 13 Isabella "Bella" Marie Swan born in Forks, Washington.
December Renee Swan and Bella move to Riverside, California.
1990 January 14 Jacob Black born.
1993 Renee and Bella move to Phoenix, Arizona.
1996-2001 Bella visits Charlie Swan in Forks for one month in the summer.
2003 August The Cullens move to Forks.
2005 JANUARY
* January 17 Bella moves back to Forks.
* January 18 Bella's first day of school; Bella meets Edward; Edward leaves Forks for Alaska.
* Edward comes back to school.
* Edward stops Tyler Crowley's van from crushing Bella.
MARCH
* Mike asks Bella to the spring dance; Edward spends the night in Bella's room for the first time.
* Bella sits with Edward at lunch; Bella nearly passes out in Biology.
* Edward ditches school to hunt with Emmett.
* Bella goes to First Beach and becomes reacquainted with Jacob Black; Jacob tells Bella the history of the cold ones.
* Bella is nearly attacked in Port Angeles; Edward rescues her; Edward confirms that he is a vampire.
* Edward takes Bella to the meadow.
* Edward introduces Bella to his family; the Cullens play baseball; James starts his hunt for Bella.
* Alice, Jasper, and Bella arrive in Phoenix, Arizona.
* James lures Bella to the ballet studio; the Cullens kill James before he can kill Bella.
* Bella awakens in the hospital with many injuries.
MAY
* Edward and Bella attend the Forks High School prom.
SEPTEMBER
* September 13 Bella's eighteenth birthday; Jasper nearly attacks her when she gets a paper cut.
* Edward breaks up with Bella; the Cullens disappear.
OCTOBER-DECEMBER
* Bella exists in a zombielike state.
2006 JANUARY
* Bella and Jessica see a movie in Port Angeles.
* Bella takes broken motorcycles to Jacob.
* Bella visits the empty Cullen house.
* Bella and Jacob see Sam Uley's gang cliff diving; they ride their repaired motorcycles.
* Bella and Jacob begin their search for the meadow.
FEBRUARY
* Bella, Jacob, and Mike Newton go to the movies; Jacob transforms into a werewolf for the first time.
* Jacob tells Bella he is sick and she should stay away.
MARCH
* Bella finds the meadow; she sees Laurent and five huge wolves.
* Bella finds Jacob with Sam's pack and confronts him; Jacob sneaks into her room at night and reminds her about the "scary stories."
* Bella realizes Jacob is a werewolf; she sees Paul and Jacob phase.
* Bella dives off the cliff, Harry dies, and Alice returns to Forks.
* Edward calls Bella's house and Jacob answers the phone; Alice and Bella race to Italy to stop Edward from killing himself.
* Bella, Edward, and Alice meet the Volturi.
* Alice shows Aro that Bella will become a vampire.
* Bella, Edward, and Alice return to Forks.
* Bella asks the Cullens to vote on her mortality.
APRIL
* Jacob reminds Edward about the treaty.
MAY
* Edward and Bella visit Renee in Florida.
* The Cullens and the Quileutes clash while hunting Victoria.
* Jacob confronts Edward in front of Forks High School.
* Bella sneaks out to visit Jacob.
* Bella is kidnapped by Alice; Rosalie tells her story to Bella.
JUNE
* Edward realizes another vampire has been in Bella's bedroom.
* Bella goes to La Push and hears the tribe's history.
* Jacob kisses Bella.
* June 11 Bella graduates; Alice throws her graduation party.
* The Cullens and Quileutes train to fight the newborn army.
* June 13 Bella and Edward become officially engaged.
* Jacob carries Bella to the campsite, where Edward meets them.
* Bella asks Jacob to kiss her before the battle with the newborns; Edward kills Victoria; Jacob is wounded; the Volturi visit.
* Jacob receives an invitation to Bella's wedding and runs away as a wolf.
AUGUST
* August 13 Edward and Bella are married.
* AugusT 30 Bella discovers she is pregnant and returns to Forks with Edward.
SEPTEMBER
* Jacob breaks away from Sam's pack to protect Bella.
* September 11 Renesmee Cullen born; Bella begins transformation into a vampire; Jacob imprints on Renesmee.
* September 13 Bella completes transformation into a vampire.
* Jacob phases in front of Charlie.
DECEMBER
* Irina sees Renesmee.
* Irina decides to go to the Volturi; Alice sees a vision of the Volturi's attack; Alice and Jasper leave the Cullens.
* The Denali coven and Peter and Charlotte agree to support the Cullens.
* The Amazons, Irish, Egyptians, nomads, and Romanians arrive.
* Bella visits J. Jenks.
* December 25 Bella, Edward, and Renesmee spend Christmas with Charlie, Jacob, and the pack.
* December 31 The Volturi arrive; Caius kills Irina; Bella discovers the true power of her shield; Alice arrives with Nahuel; the Volturi retreat; Edward hears Bella's thoughts for the first time.
The following pages note key plot points that occur in Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn, from Bella's move to Forks to the finale of Breaking Dawn.
Twilight
CHAPTER 1
* Bella moves to Forks
Bella leaves her mother and Phoenix; Charlie has bought an old pickup for her
* Bella attends her first day of school at Forks High School
Bella meets Eric, Jessica, Mike, and Angela; she sees the Cullens for the first time
* Bella has Biology class with Edward
Bella sits next to Edward; Edward glares at Bella like he hates her; after school, Bella sees Edward in the office trying to switch out of their Biology class
CHAPTER 2
* Edward misses school the rest of the week
* Edward returns to school
Edward touches Bella's hand by accident during their Biology lab project; Bella notices that Edward's eyes are golden instead of black
CHAPTER 3
* There is ice on the roads and in the school parking lot
Bella is touched to find that Charlie has put chains on her truck's tires; Tyler's van skids into Bella; Edward pushes Bella out of the way and holds up the van; Edward pleads with Bella to say he was standing beside her before the accident
* Bella, Tyler, and Edward go to the hospital to be examined
Bella meets Dr. Carlisle Cullen for the first time; Bella wants an explanation from Edward for the lie; Edward refuses
CHAPTER 4
* Bella dreams of Edward for the first time
* Edward doesn't speak to Bella for six weeks
* The Girls' Choice Spring Dance is coming up soon
Mike asks Bella to the dance, but Bella refuses, saying she is going to Seattle that day; Edward speaks to Bella again, telling her it is better if they aren't friends; Edward laughs as Eric and Tyler ask Bella to the dance; the next morning Edward offers to drive Bella to Seattle; Edward reminds Bella it would be more prudent for her not to
be his friend
CHAPTER 5
* Edward invites Bella to sit with him at lunch
Edward and Bella decide to be "friends"; Bella tells Edward her theory about him being a superhero; Edward hints that he might be "the bad guy"
* Bella has to do blood typing in Biology class
In class, Bella gets queasy at the sight of blood; Mike escorts her to the nurse's office; Edward rushes to her and takes over from Mike, carrying her to the nurse's office; Bella explains that the smell of blood makes her sick; Edward drives Bella home, and they talk about their families; Bella invites Edward to the upcoming party at La Push
CHAPTER 6
* Bella is lonely when Edward misses the next day of school
* Bella goes to the party at First Beach in La Push
The group is joined by some of the Quileute boys; Bella meets Jacob Black; she remembers his older sisters; one of the Quileute boys tells Bella the Cullens don't come to La Push
* Bella flirts with Jacob to get him to tell her about the Cullens
Jacob tells her the Quileute legends about wolves and vampires; Jacob says the Cullens are supposedly vampires
CHAPTER 7
* Bella does research about vampires; the facts don't add up
* Bella decides to go with Jessica and Angela to pick out their dresses in Port Angeles
CHAPTER 8
* Bella goes dress shopping in Port Angeles
Bella is distracted while the other girls try on dresses; she decides to go find a bookstore, telling them she will meet them later
* Bella walks in the wrong direction and is threatened by four drunk men
She tries to remember self-defense moves
* Edward drives up just in time
Bella gets in his car and they speed away; Edward needs time to calm down; Bella remembers that she is supposed to meet Jessica and Angela; Edward drives to the right restaurant without asking which one
* The girls have already eaten so Edward takes Bella to dinner
Edward doesn't notice the hostess or the waitress; Bella tells Edward he shouldn't "dazzle" people, and he asks if he dazzles her; she tells him he does, frequently; Edward makes Bella eat while they talk "hypothetically" about his ability to hear thoughts
CHAPTER 9
* On the drive home from Port Angeles, they are past all the evasiveness
Bella tells Edward about her talk with Jacob Black and about the Quileute legends; Edward realizes that Bella knows the truth; Bella asks why Edward's family doesn't drink human blood; Edward tells her he doesn't want to be a monster; Edward promises to show her why he doesn't go out in the sunlight
* Bella knows that Edward is a vampire, that part of him thirsts for her blood, and that she is unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him
CHAPTER 10
* Edward offers Bella a ride to school
Edward points out that he's breaking the rules
* Edward listens as Jessica quizzes Bella about her relationship with him
Edward is upset when he hears Bella say she likes him more than he likes her; at lunch Edward tells her she is wrong, that he'd hurt himself if that meant keeping her safe
* Edward invites Bella to spend Saturday togther so she can see him in the sunlight
* Edward tells Bella about his hunting trip with Emmett
"ABOUT THREE THINGS I WAS ABSOLUTELY POSITIVE. FIRST, EDWARD WAS A VAMPIRE. SECOND, THERE WAS PART OF HIM--AND I DIDN'T KNOW HOW POTENT THAT PART MIGHT BE--THAT THIRSTED FOR MY BLOOD. AND THIRD, I WAS UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY IN LOVE WITH HIM."
--Bella (Twilight, Chapter 9)
"I REACHED THE EDGE OF THE POOL OF LIGHT AND STEPPED THROUGH THE LAST FRINGE OF FERNS INTO THE LOVELIEST PLACE I HAD EVER SEEN. THE MEADOW WAS SMALL, PERFECTLY ROUND, AND FILLED WITH WILDFLOWERS--VIOLET, YELLOW, AND SOFT WHITE."
--Bella (Twilight, Chapter 12)
CHAPTER 11
* Edward and Bella watch a movie in Biology class; Bella is hyperaware of Edward sitting next to her
Mike tells Bella he doesn't like the idea of her and Edward; Edward quizzes Bella about all her favorite things; Billy and Jacob Black see Edward with Bella
CHAPTER 12
* Bella is afraid Billy Black will tell Charlie about Edward
* Sitting with Edward at lunch, Bella sees Rosalie glaring at her
Edward explains that it will be dangerous for his whole family if, after he spends time with her publicly, things end badly; Bella tells her friends she is not going to Seattle with Edward after all
* Edward meets Bella Saturday morning and she drives to the trailhead
They hike five miles to the meadow
CHAPTER 13
* In the sunshine Edward's skin sparkles like diamonds
Bella gazes at his beauty and touches his hand and forearm; Bella leans in to smell Edward's breath and he is caught off guard; Edward is gone in a moment; when he calms down he demonstrates his deadly speed and strength; Edward promises not to hurt Bella; he tries to explain why it is so difficult for him; Edward and Bella try slowly and carefully to be close to each other; Edward is surprised at his control
* Edward carries Bella back to the truck piggyback
* Edward carefully kisses Bella for the first time
CHAPTER 14
* On the drive home from the meadow, Edward tells Bella how Carlisle created the rest of his family; he explains that Alice and Jasper joined them later, and tells Bella about Alice's special talent
Edward admits that he watches Bella sleep; Edward stays that night with Bella, tells her about the talents of his other family members; Edward sings Bella to sleep
CHAPTER 15
* Edward takes Bella to meet his family; Bella is afraid they won't like her
* Edward kisses Bella a second time; she faints
* Bella meets Carlisle, Esme, Alice, and Jasper; Jasper spreads a feeling of ease in the room
* Edward plays the piano for Bella--her lullaby
* They tour the house; Edward explains some of Carlisle's history
CHAPTER 16
* Edward takes Bella into Carlisle's office and shows her his artwork, including a painting of Carlisle with Aro, Caius, and Marcus; Bella learns more of Carlisle's history
* Edward shows Bella his room and reveals more of his own history
CHAPTER 17
* Bella receives a visit and a warning from Billy Black
* Edward comes to meet Charlie and to take Bella on a date to play baseball
* The Cullens wait for the thunderstorm to start so they can play ball
Three other vampires hear the game and come to play; the Cullens worry about Bella's safety
CHAPTER 18
* Laurent, James, and Victoria enter the ballfield
A breeze blows Bella's scent toward James; James wonders why the Cullens brought "a snack"
* Edward is frantic to get Bella away from James
Bella wants to protect Charlie; she comes up with a plan
CHAPTER 19
* Bella tells Charlie she is going back to Phoenix
* James hears her and follows her
* The Cullens split up: Alice and Jasper take Bella to Phoenix, while the others use Bella's scent to try to trap James and kill him
CHAPTER 20
* Alice, Jasper, and Bella stay in a motel near the Phoenix airport and wait
Bella asks Alice how to become a vampire
* Alice has a vision of James in a room with mirrors
Bella recognizes Alice's drawing as her old ballet studio in Phoenix
* Carlisle calls and Bella talks to Edward; they have lost James
Bella calls her mother and leaves a message that she needs to talk to her right away
"HE LED ME A FEW FEET THROUGH THE TALL, WET FERNS AND DRAPING MOSS, AROUND A MASSIVE HEMLOCK TREE... ON THE EDGE OF AN ENORMOUS OPEN FIELD IN THE LAP OF THE OLYMPIC PEAKS. IT WAS TWICE THE SIZE OF ANY BASEBALL STADIUM."
--Bella, on goi
ng to the baseball field with Edward (Twilight, Chapter 17)
CHAPTER 21
* Alice has a vision of James in Bella's mother's house
Alice calls Edward; he's coming to get Bella and take her to safety
* Bella gets a phone call from her mother; it turns out to be James
James tells her to get away from the Cullens, to go to her mother's house and call him from there, or else her mother will die
CHAPTER 22
* Alice, Jasper, and Bella go to the airport to meet Edward
* Bella sneaks away and takes a cab to her mother's house
Bella calls James; James tells her to meet him at the dance studio; Bella goes and sees that her mother is not there--it was only a video
* James tells her how he found her and explains that he is making a video of her death for Edward to see
James tells Bella that he once wanted Alice, but she was changed into a vampire too soon
* Bella tries to run but James smashes her into the mirrors, then snaps her leg
Bella's head is bleeding; James loses control; Bella raises her hand to protect her face
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