She will be 12 in November, and I thought the movie was fine for her. I know there are many *longing* looks but I thought the actual *underwear scene* was way over-hyped, and I don't think the younger girls "get" some of the same messages that some of the older ones do. As far as the vampires, violence, etc., I think she's seen as bad or worse in the Harry Potter movies, and she's not the type to easily scare, anyway.
So now, she's going to read the first book ... After that, we'll see about the others as she gets older; of course, she'll want to read them all right away. It seems, though, that every Mom I talk to (in person) has let her 12 yr. old read them all already (not that that would influence me.) Thanks again to everybody who gave views in the previous thread we did!