Elaine has just moved to Annapolis while her professor parents are on sabbatical. In the first few days she meets Will while running in the park, and feels an instant connection. Later she notices a lot of similarities between Will and his friends and the story of King Arthur and the knights of the roundtable. Elaine seems to fit in as the reincarnation of the lady of Shallot. This was a very enjoyable contemporary twist to King Arthur; things move very quickly as Elaine has to move fast to find out what is going on and to prevent tragedy. Quite gripping and worth reading. Probably my favorite Meg Cabot book.

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The book is a bit slow moving on the Arthur legend, but towards the middle it starts to pick up. If you don't know much about King Arthur, don't worry you'll be fine, as this book tweaks the legend a bit, as things do not go according to plan.

But basically this book focuses on what the Order of the Bear believe, that Arthur will come back one day to save the world fraom darkness. But apparently Arthur has been coming back every year, he just keeps getting killed (bummer huh?). Ellie gets wrapped up in it all and has to find a way to either change things for the better or get it all back to the way it should be.

A very interesting read. And a good read for the summer as this book focuses on floating in your pool (for the first chapter Ellie talks about how she loves to float in her pool)

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Quite a unique and different take on the Arthurian legends. Makes me want to learn more about it. Written on a teen level, but entertaining to adults as well.

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VERY good book! Kept me in suspence the whole time I read it, which was in two days. Nice love story. I love how it all ties in with the story of King Arthur! Really good read, lots of fun.

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A really interesting spin on an old legend! Meg Cabot delivers another great book with likable characters and an intriguing plot.

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A really fun Arthur reincarnation story. Easy, enjoyable read.

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Fairly predictable connections/parts of plot if you've read modern-day-Avalon stories before, but still entertaining and does not slow too much at any one point.

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Everyone has more or less heard of the legend of King Arthur. For Ellie Harrison, however, she practically LIVES surrounded by it. Both her parents are professors of the medieval ages, and have taken a year off from their jobs to write books about their shared passion. That means that for Ellie's junior year of high school, she's moving from Minnesota to Annapolis, Maryland, mere miles away from the Naval Academy. Ellie's last days of summer are spent floating in her backyard pool and running in the nearby park...and that is where she runs into Will.

A. William Wagner is the high school's star quarterback, valedictorian, class president, and overall well-respected good guy. The day Ellie runs into Will at the park, they smile at each other like they have seen each other before...only Ellie is sure that she's never met him before in her life (she would've definitely remembered otherwise). Much to her surprise, Will ends up showing up at her poolside after the first day of school and hanging out with her.

Of course, Ellie knows that nothing can after happen between her and Golden Boy. After all, he has a girlfriend, the beautiful, blond cheerleader Jennifer. Ellie's just the friend who can make him laugh, that's all.

However, there seems to be something strange going on at Avalon High, things that are strangely coincidental to what happened to King Arthur all those centuries ago. It can't be that Will is the reincarnation of Arthur and that his life is in danger...could it?

And what part does Ellie play in saving the life of the man she loves?

AVALON HIGH is a perfect combination of humor, romance, and suspense. It had been on the edge of my seat as I breathlessly rushed to the finish in order to know what happens...and this is the second time I've read it.

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