Cabot, Meg. Avalon High.CABOT, Meg. Avalon High Avalon High is a young adult novel by Meg Cabot, published in 2005. Story Elaine "Ellie" Harrison has just moved from Minnesota to Annapolis, Maryland while her parents take a year long sabbatical to continue their medieval studies in nearby DC. . HarperCollins. 304p. c2005. 0-06-075586-5. $16.99. (Lib. bdg: 006-075587-3. $17.89.) JS Ellie (named for Elaine, the Lady of Shalott of Tennyson's poem) is starting her junior year at a new high school instead of her old one in St. Paul St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery because her parents, professors of medieval studies, are taking a sabbatical year sabbatical year n. 1. A leave of absence, often with pay, usually granted every seventh year, as to a college professor, for travel, research, or rest. 2. in Maryland. She meets a gorgeous guy named Will and falls for him, though he has a girlfriend, Jennifer. Then it turns out Jennifer is fooling around behind Will's back with his best friend, Lance--and Will's stepbrother step·broth·er n. A son of one's stepparent. stepbrother Noun a son of one's stepmother or stepfather Noun 1. , Marco, is all too eager to tell Will the bad news. Meanwhile, Will is falling for Ellie. Sounds like normal high school life, right? However, there's more to it: a teacher reveals to Ellie that Will is the reincarnation of King Arthur King Arthur: see Arthurian legend. , destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. to save the world if the dark forces, in the form of Marco, don't get him. The parallels are eerie, Ellie realizes; what role is she destined to play in this drama? Cabot, the best-selling author of the Princess Diaries novels and many other books for YAs, has fun with the legend of Camelot in this amusing and suspenseful romance. She is terrific at rendering realistic teen speak and creating believable, self-deprecating heroines, and she keeps the plot moving along briskly. A fine entertainment, this will also serve to introduce the Arthurian legend to students; and in addition, each chapter begins with a stanza from "The Lady of Shalott." Paula Rohrlick, KLIATT |
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