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Fans of Bruce Coville's wonderfully weird storytelling will be thrilled to know that the expert of odd is back with a new collection of nine curious and thought-provoking tales. From stories about a girl who learns the horrifying secrets about what's really at the bottom of a murky, desolate pond, a strange chemical factory causing mutations in frogs, and a Halloween mask that becomes a gruesome clue in the disappearance of a child, the odd adventures...
2) Oddly Enough
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A collection of nine short stories featuring an angel, unicorn, vampire, werewolf, and other unusual creatures.
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Beloved for his hilarious and unexpectedly moving novels, Bruce Coville is also a master of the short story. In this follow-up to Oddly Enough, he again presents a collection of unusual breadth and emotional depth. A ghost who died under uproarious circumstances haunts a kitchen baking "Biscuits of Glory," while in the grand tale "The Golden Sail," there are unexpected consequences when a young teen goes in search of his seafaring father. The collection...
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Unicorn chronicles volume 2
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As Cara embarks on the journey of her life, there is one person who stands in her way: Beloved, Cara's ancient ancestor, who has spent a lifetime dedicated to ridding the earth of unicorns. Is Cara strong enough to resist Beloved's ruthless magic and trickery?
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Beloved for his hilarious and unexpectedly moving novels, Bruce Coville is also a master of the short story. These two collections, in one volume for the first time, feature eighteen tales of unusual breadth and emotional depth. This omnibus is a perfect introduction to Bruce Coville's magic for the uninitiated.
8) Trolled
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Enchanted files volume 3
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Ned Thump is a seven-foot troll who is made fun of for his love of words so he escapes from the Enchanted Realm to the human world and secretly becomes a night watchman at Grand Central Terminal.
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My teacher is an alien volume 1
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Uneasy about her new substitute teacher, Susan Simmons' suspicions about Mr. Smith are confirmed when she discovers he is an alien determined to bring some sixth-grade specimens back to his planet.
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Magic shop books (Bruce Coville) volume 1
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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.
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Amber Brown volume 12
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Amber is excited to be spending the summer after fourth grade with her friends at Camp Cushetunk, but things start getting complicated when she learns that her worst enemy, Hannah Burton, is one of her bunkmates.
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Magic shop books (Bruce Coville) volume 5
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A shy twelve-year-old girl must solve a puzzle involving characters from Greek mythology to free herself from a spell which makes her irresistible to boys.
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My teacher is an alien volume 3
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Before Peter discovers his newest teacher glows in the dark, he is flying away from Earth in a spaceship full of aliens.
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My teacher is an alien volume 2
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Duncan Dougall discovers that his teacher, Miss Karpou, is an alien, but not before she chooses him to participate in an experiment in which he dons a helmet that fries his brains, but makes him smarter.
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Peter Thompson, a typical seventh-grader, finds himself touring the planet with his friends Susan Simmons and Duncan Dougal--and three aliens in disguise! Their mission? To file the final report that will determine Earth's future in the universe. As the clock ticks away the hours before their meeting in space, the tour becomes weirder and weirder. The three friends come face-to-face with a plague of poots and "Big Julie"--the weirdest alien yet! Meanwhile...
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Magic shop books (Bruce Coville) volume 3
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When an ordinary-looking fifth grader purchases a talking toad, she embarks on a series of extraordinary adventures.
18) Hatched
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Enchanted files volume 2
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"Gerald the griffin isn't brave enough or fierce enough to fit in with the other griffins of the Enchanted Realm. When he runs away to the human world, he finds himself up to his beak in trouble, friendship, and fun!"--
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Moongobble and me volume 1
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Life in the village of Pigbone is boring until an aspiring magician and his talking toad come to town and ask Edward to help them slay the Dragon of Doom.
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Amber Brown volume 10
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Nine-year-old Amber is nervous and excited about her mother's wedding to Max, but Amber's father makes things complicated.
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