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'Twilight' Series Gives Moms, Daughters Reason To Bond

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Jacqueline Capalbo, Christine Capalbo, Daniella Smith, Angela Bosio, Taliana Bosio will be at the midnight showing of "Twilight" at the Muvico Theaters in Tampa Palms.

By MICHELE SAGER | The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 20, 2008

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NEW TAMPA - New Tampa mothers Angela Bosio and Christine Capalbo have spent the past several days discussing the popular teen book series "Twilight."

They talk about plot, movie expectations, even which character is hotter.

Their 12-year-old daughters are befuddled.

"My mom got me the book to get me into reading," Jacqueline Capalbo said. "But now she's more into it than me. It's kind of weird."

The girls will all be there, moms and daughters, when "Twilight" debuts onscreen, bringing to life the modern-day love story between a teenage girl, Bella Swan, and a young-looking vampire known as Edward, who live in a rainy Washington town also inhabited by Jacob, who has wolflike tendencies.

The film opens at midnight tonight at Tampa Bay area theaters.

Christine Capalbo admits she might be more fanatic than her daughter but welcomes the book and movie as a bonding experience.

"At this age, girls can be secretive and push away from their parents," Capalbo said. "I'm just glad we have something in common and this is an experience we can share."

Capalbo sports a "Team Jacob" shirt and shares her passion for the character with her daughter's friend, Daniella Smith, 12. But Jacqueline keeps her allegiances with "Team Edward," a point of much conversation in the Capalbo household.

"Edward is too much of a pretty boy, I'm much more about Jacob," mom said.

Jacqueline, along with Angela Bosio and daughter Taliana Bosio, can't help but fall for the appeal of Edward.

"Stephenie Meyer does an amazing job of making you really feel what Bella feels for Edward and how she sees him," Angela Bosio said, speaking of the woman who authored the series, which has sold 17 million books.

While moms and daughters will be catching the flick as a group Friday night, Angela Bosio will be getting a sneak peek at midnight.

"I just couldn't wait," she said. "And I'm going to see it again next week with another group of mothers. I think I have gotten every mother in New Tampa to read this book."

And while the seventh-graders find their mothers' obsessions weird, they also like it.

"It's cool that I can talk to her about the book, and we can see the movie together," said Taliana Bosio. "It's nice to share this."

Reporter Michele Sager can be reached at (813) 865-1523.