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Grade 7 Up–Elaine's parents are on sabbatical and she has to spend her junior year in Annapolis, MD, far from her Minnesota home. While running in the park, she meets Will, and she finds her life intertwined with a familiar story. Too many coincidences, like being named after the Lady of Shalott, and Will's complicated family life make her feel as though she is living in modern-day Camelot. Even her teacher believes that King Arthur will be reincarnated. The author weaves together fantasy, romance, and history. Although the story lacks the humor of Cabot's previous novels, it is well done with good characters and a good dose of style. It will fly off the shelves.
–Amy Patrick, formerly at New York Public Library Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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As a new student, Elaine stumbles onto an impossible truth: some of her classmates are reincarnations of people from Arthurian legend. Elaine falls in love with Will, president of the student council and a quarterback. He chooses to use his middle name rather than his first, Arthur. Elaine is determined to save him from destruction in this suspenseful and fantastic story. Debra Wiseman's portrayal of Elaine as she works through her suspicions helps achieve the story's believability. Her depictions of other key characters further enrich the story, and her poetic pacing of passages from THE LADY OF SHALOTT at the opening of each chapter has just the right touch. J.M.S. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine--
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