King Arthur and the Round Table — Geraldine McCaughrean

A splendid retelling of the greatest legend of all time, by Geraldine McCaughrean, winner of the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Award, and the Guardian Prize.
"Who pulls the sword from out this anvil is the true and rightful King of England." In this skillful retelling of King Arthur and the Round Table, multi-award-winning author Geraldine McCaughrean weaves a dramatic and powerful spell of Arthur, his knights, Merlin, and the sword in the stone -- Excalibur. Among Geraldine McCaughrean's retellings are The Canterbury Tales and One Thousand and One Arabian Knights; her other books include My Grandmother's Clock.