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Young King Arthur accidentally time travels to the 21st century and googles himself, discovering the not-so-happily ever after in store for him once he pulls the sword from the stone. He decides he'd much rather stay here--and join the football team instead. Now modern day gamer geeks Sophie and Stu, with the help of Merlin, find themselves in a race against time to pull a Camelot-size caper--get that sword pulled from the stone and the stubborn once and future king back to the past where he belongs. While Arthur takes on the role of wide-receiver in an attempt to save the football team from a losing season, Sophie and Stu sword-fight, joust, and horseback ride their way through Camelot as they fight to save the timeline. If they fail, the world as they know it (not to mention the existence of pepperoni pizza!) will cease to exist forever.
Publication Year: 2018
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This was a fun modern twist to the Sword in the Stone story, kept me captivated and wanting to keep reading. The way the modern world was intertwined into the medieval time was funny and in terms of Merlin Believable haha. I also caught a few inspirations from the Disney retelling of the same story so that was fun.
A simple, great retelling for kids who are interested in the Arthurian legends (albeit kid friendly haha)