changed to a vampire by Carlisle. 1920 Alice institutionalized in a mental asylum by her father and stepmother. • Alice changed to a vampire by a worker at the mental asylum. • Esme becomes pregnant; leaves her husband and moves to Ashland, Wisconsin. 1921 Carlisle and Edward move to Ashland, Wisconsin, and establish themselves as uncle and nephew. Carlisle begins working in a small hospital. • Esme jumps off a cliff after losing her son to disease. • Carlisle changes Esme to a vampire. • Carlisle and Esme marry. The Cullen family leaves Ashland. Edward now poses as Esme‘s younger brother. 1927 Edward leaves Carlisle to try a traditional vampire/vigilante life. 1931 Edward returns to the Cullens and they reestablish their family in Rochester, New York. • 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. •September11 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
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
