Magic Shop Books (Prebound) Series

The Skull of Truth

by Bruce Coville

Published 1 September 1997

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.

Juliet Dove, Queen of Love

by Bruce Coville

Published 1 September 2003

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.

Jennifer Murdley's Toad

by Bruce Coville

Published 15 April 1992

When an ordinary-looking fifth grader purchases a talking toad, she embarks on a series of extraordinary adventures.

The Monster's Ring

by Bruce Coville

Published 1 January 1982

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.

Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher

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?