Morton (aka Merlin) and Will's evil step-brother Marco (who is Mordred) are also clued into the legend. She is not the only one to know this as it is revealed her teacher Mr. Will is Arthur, Jennifer is Guinevere, Lance is Lancelot and Ellie herself is believed to be Elaine, the Lady of Shalott, a woman who committed suicide after falling in love with Lancelot. Slowly Ellie begins to notice major similarities between the situations at Avalon High to Arthurian Legend. Ellie begins to bond with Will and gets a crush on him despite him dating Jennifer. There she meets some of the students like Lance the jock, Jennifer the cheerleader and Will Wagner, the Big Man on Campus. The family moves to Annapolis, Maryland for a year long sabbatical and Ellie begins High School at Avalon High. The plot follows Elaine 'Ellie' Harrison, the daughter of two professors who specialize in medieval and Arthurian studies. S-Recommended for senior high school students.Avalon High is a 2005 novel by Meg Cabot. Particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. J-Recommended for junior high school students. A fine entertainment, this willĪlso serve to introduce the Arthurian legend to students and inĪddition, each chapter begins with a stanza from "The Lady of Teen speak and creating believable, self-deprecating heroines, and she Many other books for YAs, has fun with the legend of Camelot in thisĪmusing and suspenseful romance. The parallels are eerie, Ellie realizes what role is sheĬabot, the best-selling author of the Princess Diaries novels and Reveals to Ellie that Will is the reincarnation of King Arthur, destined to save the world if the dark forces, in the form of Marco, don't High school life, right? However, there's more to it: a teacher Lance-and Will's stepbrother, Marco, is all too eager to tell Will Jennifer is fooling around behind Will's back with his best friend, She meets a gorgeous guy named Will andįalls for him, though he has a girlfriend, Jennifer. Paul because her parents, professors of medieval studies, are takingĪ sabbatical year in Maryland. Starting her junior year at a new high school instead of her old one in (named for Elaine, the Lady of Shalott of Tennyson's poem) is To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, January 2006: Ellie
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