Lance: He is Will Wagner's best friend and is currently dating Jennifer.

His best friends are Lance and Jennifer In the novel he is King Arthur.

William Wagner: Quarterback of the Avalon High football team, has 'daddy' problems and is currently dating Elaine Pennington in the novel.

In the novel she is the Lady of the Lake. Elaine 'Ellie' Harrison: Main character in the novel, she likes running and is currently dating Will Wagner.Ellie's parents are convinced Will is Arthur and now know that Ellie isn't a reincarnation of Elaine of Astolat, but of the Lady of the Lake, Arthur's magical protector. The book ends with Will living at Ellie's house after his father has kicked him out. Ellie and Will aren't sure about this, but they are willing to wait and see what happens. A secret society has Will and Ellie convinced, almost, that Will is the second coming of Arthur and that he has been born to save the world from evil. Morton, finds herself standing by Will's side as he faces down almost certain death at the hands of his brother and the forces of evil. Ellie, with the help of her father's old sword and her World Literature teacher Mr. As he tries to make sense of the changes taking place in his life, he believes more and more that he and Ellie have met before.Īs Ellie enters Will's world, she becomes aware of things in his life that are eerily similar to the life of King Arthur: a cheating partner, a loyal but confused best friend, a deadly half-brother and dysfunctional parents. Will is almost convinced they knew each other in another life. As Will and Ellie grow closer, Ellie begins to see things in their relationship she hadn't before. However, Will already has a girlfriend, the lovely and popular Jennifer - who just so happens to be cheating on him with his best friend, Lance. Ellie and Will find themselves inexplicable drawn to each other. William 'Will' Wagner, whom some believe is the reincarnation of King Arthur. Ellie sees the poetic Elaine as a weak woman and is not thrilled to be named after her.Įllie makes a few friends at school and finds herself pulled into the intriguing world of A. Elaine of Astolat, in the poem, killed herself when Sir Lancelot chose to love Queen Guinevere over her. Like when they named her Elaine, after Alfred Lord Tennyson's ill fated character the Lady of Shalott. Ellie is a 16-year-old junior in high school who is not thrilled about moving, but is used to dealing with her parents' eccentricities.

Ellie's parents are professors of Medieval history they plan to do research in Annapolis on their separate interest, The Lady of Shalott and a sword which resembles the Arthurian Excalibur. In 2010 Disney released a movie based of off this teen novel.Įlaine 'Ellie' Harrison and her family have moved to Annapolis, Maryland, while her parents are on sabbatical. Avalon High is a teen fantasy/romance book written by Meg Cabot.

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