Bruce Coville
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Bruce Coville was born in Syracuse, New York, on May 16, 1950. He has lived there nearly all his life. As a child, Bruce loved to watch TV.
The first time he seriously considered becoming a writer was when he was in the 6th grade. His teacher gave a class assignment to write a long story.
He started writing seriously when he was seventeen. His books didn't sell right away. To support his writing, Bruce worked as a toy maker, grave digger, cookware salesman, assembly-line worker, and finally an elementary school teacher.
He married Katherine Dietz when he was nineteen. Katherine is an artist. They have three kids, ages twenty-two, twenty-seven, and thirty-two.
Checkout some of Bruce's books. "The Foolish Giant, Sarah's Unicorn, The Monster's Ring and his series The Unicorn Chronicles.

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Armageddon Summer
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Fourteen-year-old Marina and sixteen-year-old Jed accompany their parents' religious cult, the Believers, to await the end of the world atop a remote mountain, where they try to decide what they themselves believe.

Half-Human

A collection of stories about such creatures as mermaids and centaurs, who are part-human and part-animal or part-plant, and their struggles to understand their true identity.

Odder Than Ever

A collection of nine short stories featuring a ghost, a goblin, a giant, and other unusual creatures.

The Monster's Ring
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A timid boy, eager to frighten the school bully on Halloween night, acquires a magic ring and the power to change himself into a hideous monster.

The Unicorn Chronicles
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The most amazing thing has happened to Jessica! She won a contest and now she gets to hang with Johnny Buck, the coolest, most gorgeous singer in the world! Of course, all the other Unicorns are jealous. Who can blame them? But Johnny's not exactly as awesome as Jessica had thought he'd be. In fact, he's nothing like his glamorous rock-star image. He's a klutz, he can't sing that well, and he doesn't play any instruments! He's a big disappointment! But Jessica has to keep Johnny's real identity a secret--doesn't she?

Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher
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If Howard Morton and Freddie the Frog Killer were trying to hold you down so that Mary Lou Hutton could kiss you, you might run as fast as Jeremy Thatcher did the day he stumbled into Mr. Elives' Magic Shop. And if you stumbled into that strange shop, you, too, might be asked to make a choice. What would you buy? The Chinese rings? The Skull of Truth? Or the dragon's egg? And if you did buy the dragon's egg, what would you do when you found out you were supposed to hatch it? Book jacket.

Jennifer Murdley's Toad
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The newest book in Coville's hilarious Magic Shop series. When homely Jennifer stumbles into Mr. Elives' Magic Shop, she ends up buying a talking toad named Bufo. Jennifer must make a painful choice about beauty when she faces a terrifying witch who is seeking the "Jewel of Perfect Happiness" concealed in Bufo's forehead.

The Skull of Truth
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Charlie, a sixth-grader with a compulsion to tell lies, acquires a mysterious skull that forces its owner to tell only the truth, causing some awkward moments before he understands its power.