The Disney Channel's adaptation of Julie Sherman Wolfe's screenplay for Meg Cabot's popular novel Avalon High. Elaine "Ellie" Harrison recently relocated from Minnesota to Annapolis, Maryland, while her parents take a year off to further their medieval studies in nearby Washington, DC. Avalon High School appears to be a typical high school with stereotypical students: Lance the jock, Jennifer the cheerleader, Marco the bad boy/desperado, and Will, the senior class president, quarterback, and all-around good guy. But not everyone at Avalon High is what they seem to be, including Ellie. Eventually, it becomes clear that Avalon High is a reenactment of the ancient Arthurian legend. Will, Jennifer, Lance, Marco, and Mr. Morton each represent King Arthur, Queen Guinevere, Knight Lancelot, Mordred, and Merlin.
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