User blog comment:Chawk1993/Modern Arthurian book retellings/@comment-174.131.112.154-20120805004615

Oh I LOVE Avalon High! I have that book too. I also enjoyed the movie; which is a little weird, because most people who love the book hated the movie, but I really liked it. Then again, that may partly be because I think Miles is a better modern Merlin than Mr. Morton, but whatevs. Anywho, I'm sorry, but I don't know about any other modern-day retellings of King Arthur. I've heard of books that are somewhat inspired by aspects of Arthurian legends sprinkled here and there, but Avalon High is the only book that's even remotely close to a direct modern retelling that I know of.

However, I recently read an AH-MAZING book called "Here Lies Arthur" by Philip Reeve. It's not modern day, but the heroline (main character whose POV the story is told from) sort of a has a modern "spunk" to her. If you like Ellie from Avalon High, you'll like the girl in this book too.