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Title	:	Song of the Sparrow
Author	:	Lisa Ann Sandell
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 394 pages
Published	:	May 1st 2007 by Scholastic Press
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Fantasy. Poetry. Romance. Fiction

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The year is 490 AD. Fiery 16-year-old Elaine of Ascolat, the daughter of one of King Arthur's supporters, lives with her father on Arthur's base camp, the sole girl in a militaristic world of men. Elaine's only girl companion is the mysterious Morgan, Arthur's older sister, but Elaine cannot tell Morgan her deepest secret: She is in love with Lancelot, Arthur's second-in-command. However, when yet another girl -- the lovely Gwynivere-- joins their world, Elaine is confronted with startling emotions of jealousy and rivalry. But can her love for Lancelot survive the birth of an empire?

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Original Title:	Song of the Sparrow
ISBN:	0439918480 (ISBN13: 9780439918480)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Merlin, Sir Lancelot, Elaine Taylor, Gwynivere, King Arthur
Literary Awards:	Young Readers' Choice Award Nominee, Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2009)

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This prose-style novel ends with the disclaimer that the author has completely used artistic license based on semi-fact. I love that the author spun a fanciful and romantic tale and ended it with responsible tone and further research notes. Sandell, before beginning her tale, includes the poem by Tennyson entitled The Lady of Shalott. This poem sets the tone for the main character who Sandell speculates, is actually the true Lady. She then spins her tale of Arthur and the Round Table. Of

This ended up not really being my thing, and I mostly skimmed it. It's laid out like poetry, but I'm not sure it's really written as poetry. I'm not the type of person that dismisses free verse, or anything like that, but it didn't flow or condense the images in the way that poetry typically does -- it feels like staccato prose, instead. A quick example:He takes a deep breath.And I loved being your hero.But that day, that day when youoffered yourself to me, I was shocked, and I was angry with

What can I say? I love this book.Are the characters' behaviors accurate depictions of how the historic/mythological figures they represent would behave? Probably not (especially the ladies)... but I love it. Is the conflict that drives the plot resolved very quickly and without much effort? Sure... but I love it. Is the setting beautiful and whimsical and just a little magical? You bet your ass it is, and I love it. My love for this book is one part nostalgia for the story that got me into

I would have given it 5 stars except I cannot get on board with the ending(view spoiler)[Elaine cannot be with Tristan! I'm sorry but Tristan and Iseult are my Arthurian otp, and you can pry their meant-to-be-ness out of my cold dead hands. It's ride or die! (hide spoiler)]

-Elaine of Ascolat, better known as The Lady of Shalott, is the main character in this new telling of Arthurian legend. -It is told in prose.-It is advertised as more of a romance than anything else, but it is much more than that, the story of a girl becoming a woman, a soldier, and a friend. -I LOVE ARTHURIAN MYTH SO MUCH!!! -Not very accurate on the Gwynivere canon.-Or the original canon, but most works don't follow it, so there is that. -Cool characters that have HONOURRRRRRRR!!!!!!!

My Arthurian knowledge is very limited. I really only know what I have picked up in snippets from other books or television; which honestly wasnt very much. I had no idea that Elaine had even existed, and I only knew of Tristan from that movie with Heath Ledger; which I hadnt watched :D.Okay so long story short, this was a fantastic first introduction for me. The pace was fast and easy, it flowed really well; and despite my worry that I wouldnt connect with the characters because of the format

I do my reviews in the form of a letter, which is why they are written like this.Dear Lisa Ann Sandell, The actual rating for this book is a 3.5. I just preferred giving it a three. :) I more than just liked it, but I didn't "really" like it. It's in between. When I first picked it up, I was twelve or eleven. I remember being bored to death in the beginning, but after a while I got really into it. I loved it at that time. I cried a lot in several parts. I think the lower rating is due to a