Avalon High

Avalon High is a young adult novel by Meg Cabot, published in 2005 targeted for age 12 and up. It is a coming-of-age novel which explores the theme of identity and fate. The book merges modern storytelling with elements of medieval fantasy, that takes place in a high school. It delves into the social challenges with a fantasy and supernatural element, which draws interpretation from the myth of King Arthur. Within the story, "Avalon High" presents a contemporary interpretation of the original myth, highlighting the significant impact of the high school's unfolding dramas. Plot Elaine " Ellie" Harrison has just moved to Annapolis, Maryland with her parents, who are medieval history professors. Her brother, Geoff, has just started his first year at university. She spends her summer talking to her best friend Nancy, and floating in her swimming pool. Her new school, Avalon High, seems like a typical high school with the stereotypical students: Lance Reynolds, the jock and halfback, Jennifer Gold, head cheerleader, and Will Wagner, the senior class president, quarterback and Ellie's crush. She takes an immediate disliking to Mr. Morton, the British teacher at her school, despite him being popular amongst students. Unexpectedly, Will turns up at Ellie's house and ends up having dinner with her family. He grows closer to her and even gives her a rose one day from a lemonade stand. Ellie befriends unpopular kids, the nerdy Liz and Stacy, who are fond of gossiping. They tell her that Will's father, Admiral Wagner, a naval instructor, married his best friend's widow and now Will is stepbrothers with Marco Campbell, a troubled teenager who was expelled from Avalon High.