Morton (aka Merlin) and Will's evil step-brother Marco (who is Mordred) are also clued into the legend. She is not the only one to know this as it is revealed her teacher Mr. Will is Arthur, Jennifer is Guinevere, Lance is Lancelot and Ellie herself is believed to be Elaine, the Lady of Shalott, a woman who committed suicide after falling in love with Lancelot. Slowly Ellie begins to notice major similarities between the situations at Avalon High to Arthurian Legend. Ellie begins to bond with Will and gets a crush on him despite him dating Jennifer. There she meets some of the students like Lance the jock, Jennifer the cheerleader and Will Wagner, the Big Man on Campus. The family moves to Annapolis, Maryland for a year long sabbatical and Ellie begins High School at Avalon High. The plot follows Elaine 'Ellie' Harrison, the daughter of two professors who specialize in medieval and Arthurian studies. (Jan.Avalon High is a 2005 novel by Meg Cabot. There is plenty of suspense here to hold their attention, as they, like Ellie, try to fit together all the pieces. If that's the case, she thinks, why is she crushing on Will? Readers will be swept up in the fantasy framework (and likely be willing to accept some delectably outrageous plotting, such as when Will learns that his stepmother is actually his true mom). But could it be true, as one teacher (and the Order of the Bear to which he belongs) believes, that Will is King Arthur reborn, destined to 'lead the modern-day world out of the Dark Ages and into a new age of enlightenment'-unless his brother kills him? Ellie cannot deny the similarities in their stories, but she refuses to believe she is Elaine of Astolat (aka the Lady of Shalott), who killed herself over Lancelot. It will likely come as no surprise to readers when Ellie learns that Will's first name is really Arthur. Readers will enjoy making the connections to the real Arthurian legend, puzzling out-as Ellie does-that girlfriend Jennifer is sort of like Guinevere, and Will's best friend, Lance, Lancelot. Plus, Ellie discovers Will's girlfriend cheating on him with his best friend. Will seems like a golden boy, but Ellie soon hears strange rumors: Will's father had his best friend killed and married the man's wife, leaving Will with a troubled stepbrother. Ellie's parents are medieval studies professors on sabbatical in Annapolis, where Avalon High's senior class president tells her he feels a strange connection to her. Cabot (the Princess Diaries) brings the Arthurian legend to modern times in this clever novel.

Avalon high by meg cabot