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Avalon High

Avalon High is a young adult novel by Meg Cabot, published in 2005 targeted for age 12 and up.[1] The book merges a high school setting with elements of medieval fantasy, namely Arthurian legend.

This article is about the Meg Cabot novel. For the film adaptation, see Avalon High (film). For schools of a similar name, see Avalon School (disambiguation).

Author

Meg Cabot

English

Young adult mystery novel

HarperCollins

27 December 2005

United States

Print (hardback & paperback)

304 pp (1st HB)

978-0-06-075586-7 (1st HB)

60515267

PZ7.C11165 Ava 2006

Elaine "Ellie" Harrison: the new student at Avalon High—she moved to from Minnesota and is presumed to represent Elaine of Astolat for most of the novel, though it is revealed later that she plays a different role in the legend, the Lady of the Lake, Arthur's magical protector.

Annapolis, Maryland

Arthur William "Will" Wagner Jr.: The son of Admiral Arthur William Wagner Sr., star quarterback for the Avalon High School Fighting Knights. He represents .

King Arthur

Jennifer Gold: a cheerleader and Will's girlfriend who corresponds to Queen in the legend of Arthur.

Guinevere

Lance Reynolds: The Avalon High School football team's guard, who is Will's best friend. Lance corresponds to .

Lancelot

Marco Campbell: Marco is Will's stepbrother, revealed later to be his half-brother. He represents .

Mordred

Mr. Morton: Avalon High School English teacher. He is a member of "The Order of the Bear" and represents .

Merlin

Admiral Arthur William Wagner Sr.: He is Will's father, who corresponds to in the legend. He seemingly murders his best friend (by sending him into combat where he was killed) and then marries his wife.

Uther Pendragon

Jean Wagner: Jean is Admiral Wagner's wife, who married him 6 months after her husband died in combat. Although originally it was believed that she was merely Will's stepmother, it was later revealed (by Mr. Morton) that she was in actuality Will's birth mother. She corresponds to in the legend.

Igraine

Ellie's parents: professors of medieval history on sabbatical. Her mother is writing a book on Elaine, the so-called "lily maid" of Astolat, and her father is writing his on the sword, that Ellie takes to the park and hands to Will during his face-off with Marco, thus revealing herself as the Lady of the Lake. Ellie's parents care about her despite being an embarrassment at times.

Liz: a minor character and Ellie's first friend at Avalon High. Although unpopular, she loves to gossip and knows information about all the students at the school, especially Will.

Meg Cabot, Avalon High, HarperCollins, December 27, 2005.  978-0-06-075586-7

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