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  <title><![CDATA[Song of the Sparrow]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;div&gt;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?&lt;/div&gt;</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2007</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Lisa Ann Sandell]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Dec 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have never had any interest in the Arthurian Legend, and have avoided the many books about it since reading <em>The Sword in the Stone</em> in grade 6 (and winning the school library's book jacket competition with a new cover for it), and struggling through the first fifty pages of <em>The Mists of Avalon</em>. The...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40700194">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[YA readers, those interested in Arthur and the Knights]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[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. <br/>Sandell, before beginning her tale, includes the poem...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8440267">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="38727747">
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[<em>Sandell brings to life the fictional story of The Lady of Shallot [Elaine] through history and the legends of King Arthur and his knights.</em><br/>When I first picked up this book I thought &quot;Oh, no! It's a 380 page poem!&quot; But as I read it, I found it was merely written <em>like</em> a poem, not in rhyming w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38727747">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Tue Jun 03 22:01:24 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jun 03 22:06:56 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[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.]]></body>
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    <review id="3450658">
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  <date_added>Tue Jul 24 08:15:23 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[before i write my review, i should confess to a particular fascination with all things old-english, especially the arthurian legend...so i'm slightly biased...but what a WONDERFUL book! I read the author's The Weight of the Sky a year or so ago, and I was moved by her choice to write that book in ve...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3450658">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="74217182">
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Oct 11 18:38:32 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Oct 11 18:44:15 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is an awesome book. Why? Well not only is there a character named Lancelot in it but it's also a book that has to do with the rule of King Arthur. So it's really cool...there's some awesome characters and it's told through a girl's view. Even with the sexism in before times like this...she is g...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74217182">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="22059817">
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  <date_added>Mon May 12 01:58:50 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Reviewed by Holly for TeensReadToo.com<br/><br/>Sixteen-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 be...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22059817">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="17682734">
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    <name><![CDATA[Heather]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri Mar 14 08:04:30 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book because I love King Arthur tales but the author did totally change the tale of Elaine of Ascolat, she gave her a happy ending and from what I know of the story of Elaine she did not have a happy ending, she actually died from her unrequited love of Lancelot, and I think she took a ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17682734">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="66951708">
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    <name><![CDATA[Katie]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am not overly familiar with Arthurian legend. I read <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3049.Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight_Signet_Classics_" title="Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Signet Classics) by Anonymous">Sir Gawain and the Green Knight</a> in college, and I've seen Disney's The Sword in the Stone. But this perfectly constructed, beautifully poetic book has made me want to immerse myself in the world of King Arthur and never come up for air. <br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66951708">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39902254">
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    <body><![CDATA[my friend is forcing me to read this, aren't you amelia? ]]></body>
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    <review id="74447562">
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  <read_at>Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Song of the Sparrow by Lisa Ann Sandell is a delightful tale of true love, courage and coming of age in the time period of Arthur of Camelot. A book of prose to savour with a nice cup of tea and a warm quilt over the legs on a leisurely afternoon or evening.<br/><br/>Our story is set during the ea...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74447562">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="59125603">
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  <read_at>Sat Jun 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am usually adverse to verse but having read two amazing verse novels this week, I am about to pull an about face. Song of the Sparrow was an absolute joy to read - lyrical, poetic, inspiring and wrenching. Drawing upon the stories of Arthur, Lancelot and Merlin, Sandell has strongly integrated the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59125603">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="40643221">
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Sixteen year old Elaine, with a temperament as fiery as her red hair, is the only female in a battle camp of over three hundred and fifty men. Growing up with this band of brothers and no mother to guide her in the ways of ladyship, Elaine has lived and grown as a boy, wild and free.<br/><br/>Now ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40643221">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39469778">
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  <read_at>Fri Dec 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was watching a movie at my sitter's house today, and got bored, so I decided to pull out Song of the Sparrow and finish it!<br/>It was a fantastically wonderful book that I really enjoyed!<br/>I REALLY recomend it!<br/>Don't be fooled by some of the characters!<br/>The book is like an extremel...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39469778">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="32038081">
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  <read_at>Fri Oct 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I bit choppy to read because it's written as a free-form epic poem. However, this gives it a bit of charm not easily matched by other forms. The dialogues are written very well, and the expression of the book makes it easy to relate to the main character.]]></body>
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    <review id="41736222">
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    <name><![CDATA[Madeleine]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow. This book is written in lyric which makes it intiguing and somewhat of a quick read. The plot is intersting, and keeps the reader captivated the whole way. The writing is beautiful, and paints quite the picture in the readers head. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[At first, I was unsure about reading an entire book written in free verse poetry, but I was pleasantly surprised. It was a side to the characters that I would've never imagined and it's interesting to see a bit of a historical spin on it, on how the legend could have developed.<br/><br/>The only i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52178452">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Lisa Ann Sandell does a fantastic job retelling the tale of Tennyson’s “Lady of Shalott” is this novel about a teenage Elaine of Ascolat. Beautifully written in its free verse, lyrical form, Song of the Sparrow is fast-paced and hard to put down. Elaine is a clever (though stubborn) heroine wh...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62382031">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[An imaginative and engaging &quot;re-imagining&quot; of the story and character of the Lady of Shalott - a must-read for anyone who enjoys Arthurian legend and the various updated versions of the stories that are on the shelves today. Sandell does a very nice job of bringing in all the elements of t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77560618">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[omg i love this book.  when i first got this book, i only got it because i loved the girl's hair.  I got it at my school book fair and then when i opened it up i thought i was going to hate the book since all the writing is centered and thats how more poems are.  i thought it was just a really, real...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62044318">more...</a>]]></body>
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