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Avalon High
by Meg Cabot
Modern day students resemble medieval characters.
It’s no surprise that national bestselling author Meg Cabot continues to write good books. Recently released in 2007, Avalon High is definitely another success to add to her long, ongoing list. While it doesn’t quite measure up to Cabot’s previous books, it is nonetheless still a good read.
Avalon High tells the story of Ellie Harrison, the daughter of professors who move every seven years to work on writing and publishing a new book. This is the seventh year for the family, and thus, Ellie is uprooted from her current life to a new city and new school. While the move is a nuisance, there are certain perks to it—such as living in a house with a pool and meeting Will.
When Ellie and Will first meet, there’s some sort of chemistry that draws them together, as if they knew each other in a previous life. However, Will happens to be taken by a cheerleader named Jennifer, which is a slight problem. The drama also increases with the characters of Lance, Will’s best friend, and Marco, Will’s step brother.
Anyone who pays much attention to intricate details, or just keeps reading further, will soon realize how there’s a familiar pattern to the characters’ names. How Ellie is similar to Elaine of Astolat, how Will’s real name is Arthur, Lance is similar to Lancelot, Jennifer and Guinevere, Marco and Mordred. With an interesting twist to the story, the story is a bit bizarre, yet fascinating at the same time. Nevertheless, as Cabot has done with her Mediator books, the story is able to take a bizarre turn and smoothly get back on track with the realistic setting.
Avalon High is certainly an enjoyable book to read; it is a good enough book that any Meg Cabot fan will like. However, while Avalon High is overall good, it is just not nearly as engrossing as her other books.
Title: Avalon High
Author: Meg Cabot
Publisher: HarperCollinsPublishers
ISBN: 0060755865
Review written by: Veronica Nguyen
Reviewer's Rating:8
Reader's Rating: 8.80
Reader's Votes: 5
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