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.

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,...

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Mr Elives' Magic Shop seems to appear from nowhere - and disappears again just as fast! Never in the same place twice, it sells only the most exclusive wares...A talking toad, anyone? A dragon's egg? There's plenty to choose from...When Charlie stumbles into Mr Elives' peculiar shop, he's only...Read more

Russell Troy, Monster Boy

by Bruce Coville

Published 17 April 2003
Mr Elives' Magic Shop seems to appear from nowhere - and disappears again just as fast! Never in the same place twice, it sells only the most exclusive wares...A talking toad, anyone? A dragon's egg? There's plenty to choose from...When Russell buys a magic ring from weird Mr Elives,...Read more