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Avalon High

Meg Cabot (2006)

SubgenreFairy Tale Retelling
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesAvalon High #1
Setting
CSM age12
Goodreads3.81
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

Coming of AgeFriendshipMysterySelf-DiscoveryHopeful Ending

Hero archetypes

Lost Heir / Hidden RoyaltyKnight / Warrior

Heroine archetypes

Fish out of WaterComing-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Hidden IdentityLost CivilizationFish out of WaterComing of AgeMedieval EuropeanQuestChosen One

Themes

IdentityReincarnationDestiny vs Free WillModernizing MythBelongingLegacy

Synopsis

Having moved to Annapolis, Maryland, with her medievalist parents, high school junior Ellie enrolls at Avalon High School where several students may or may not be reincarnations of King Arthur and his court.

Is Avalon High appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 12 and up.

A clean YA fantasy retelling of Arthurian legend set in a modern high school. No sexual content, minimal violence, appropriate language—a gentle introduction to fantasy retellings.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Teens will enjoy discovering which classmates might be King Arthur and his knights reincarnated in a modern Maryland high school.

Tags

Contemporary FantasyArthurian RetellingSchool SettingMythological