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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)

Song of the Sparrow Hardcover | Pages: 394 pages

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Title	:	Song of the Sparrow
Author	:	Lisa Ann Sandell
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Anniversary 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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Ratings: 4.06 From 9498 Users | 953 Reviews

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This was a wonderful book. My sister bought it at a book fair, and at first I was wary, because it was poetry. Finally, I read it, and I absolutely loved it. It is a beautiful, amazing book.

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

I was assigned to read this book as part of the YA Best Overlooked Book Battle 2011, hosted by Alyssa over at The Shady Glade. At first I wasn't sure what to think; I'm just starting to get into historical fiction, and this didn't sound like something I'd ache to pick up on my own. But by giving it a chance, I was pleasantly surprised.Song of the Sparrow follows Elaine, the only girl in an army camp full of men. She's grown up there, away from the limitations that were enforced upon women at

Reviewed by Holly for TeensReadToo.comSixteen-year-old Elaine of Ascolat is amazingly beautiful with her long red hair and her soft natural face. Living in an army camp full of all guys, Elaine figures the handsome Lancelot to be her true love. Until her troubles and daydreams get the best of her, when even prettier Gwynivere arrives at the camp and is immediatley drawn to Lancelot - even though she is engaged to Arthur. Gwynivere's mean remarks but beautiful outer self makes Elaine jealous

This fast-paced novel-in-verse has been sitting on my TBR shelf for ages! While lyrically poetic and historically-based, I found myself bogged down in the novels numerous cliches and juvenile language. The heroine is fabulous and brave and the knights are handsome and dashing, but overall the story felt somewhat rushed and overdone. I love that the author took Elaines story and removed the distress from the damsel, however, she also completely rewrote the story to make it more like a harlequin

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

I was wondering how Sandell would write a nearly four hundred page book about a woman who died because Lancelot didn't return the love she had for him. Needless to say much was changed from the original Arthurian legend, giving the main character a much happier ending. Some of the other characters and more well known events of the legend were changed to fit the YA category. Overall, this was an okay read, although I will complain again about the format. It is suppose to be written in verse but