So I finally got to spend an afternoon doing one of my favorite things ever -- reading teen novels at the bookstore. Obviously it's way too embarrassing to actually BUY these teen novels, but I can't help it; I loooooove reading 'em! Anyway, this trip to Barnes & Nobles uncovered a new novel by Meg Cabot (author of The Princess Diaries and The Mediator series): Avalon High.
Somehow ALL of her heroines come off having the same personality -- Meg's -- so this one was no different. Ellie (or Elle or Elaine) is exactly like Mia and Meg in action, looks, and voice. Ellie has a pet cat who she doted upon. She was tall to the point of gangly, brunette, and really smart. It was cool because Avalon High takes place in Annapolis, which is only 15 minutes away from me and in my county, Anne Arundel County! So it fun to "recognize" what she was talking about. (ie. Ellie's parents' favorite restaurant Red Hot & Blue) It was also an enjoyable read because this book was a spin on teen-historical-fiction. Meg Cabot built off of the story of King Arthur-Guinivere-Lancelot's love triangle and based it into high school teenaged romances.
All in all, a fun and easy read. And it's nice to have non-trashy-chick-teen-lit. :-)
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