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Bruce Coville

Bruce Coville
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Bruce Coville

Bruce Coville is the author of nearly ninety books for young readers, including the international best-seller My Teacher Is an Alien. He has been a teacher, a toy maker, a cookware salesman, and a grave digger. In addition to his work as an author, Bruce is much in demand as a speaker and as a storyteller. He is also the founder and president of Full Cast Audio, a company dedicated to producing unabridged recordings of children's books in a full-cast format. For more information about Bruce, check out www.brucecoville.com.

Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from I Was A Sixth Grade Alien #1
Jan 12, 2011
The Naughty Nork is now available in Trade Paperback
Nov 10, 2009
The Naughty Nork will be released on November 10, 2009 in Trade Paperback
Nov 10, 2009
News:
The Mischief Monster has won an award
Jun 24, 2009
News:
The Mischief Monster has won an award
Jun 24, 2009
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from The Naughty Nork
Feb 14, 2009
The Naughty Nork is now available in Hardcover
Dec 30, 2008
The Naughty Nork will be released on December 30, 2008 in Hardcover
Dec 19, 2008
The Mischief Monster will be released on August 05, 2008 in Trade Paperback
Aug 05, 2008
The Mischief Monster is now available in Trade Paperback
Aug 05, 2008
The Mischief Monster will be released on August 05, 2008 in
Aug 05, 2008
The Mischief Monster is now available in
Aug 05, 2008
Aliens Stole My Body will be released on February 19, 2008 in Trade Paperback
Feb 19, 2008
Aliens Stole My Body is now available in Trade Paperback
Feb 19, 2008
Aliens Stole My Body will be released on February 19, 2008 in
Feb 19, 2008
Aliens Stole My Body is now available in
Feb 19, 2008

Authors on the Web

Charleston Gazette, April 25, 2012
...I recently read Bruce Coville’s adaptation of “William Shakespeare’s Hamlet,” to 46 fifth-graders, not the first time I’ve used this book in my role as a Read Aloud volunteer. Still, I...
Information Week, April 18, 2012
...racket? One hand, two hands... Is there anything you don't know about the writing racket, Mr. Coville? Bruce Coville in the back has raised his hand. What, sir, is your question? I'll repeat it. Bruce Coville: I don't have any specific question, I'm...
Individual.com, February 25, 2012
...From dragon hatchers to space brats, Austin is getting a visit from an out-of-this-world author next week. Bruce Coville, acclaimed young adult author of such classics like "My Teacher is an Alien" and "Bruce Coville's Book of Monsters," will visit...
Falls Church Patch, February 20, 2012
...and up.  At our February meeting, we'll discuss The Monster's Ring: A Magic Shop Book by Bruce Coville. "It all starts when Russell Crannaker buys a "monster's ring" from weird old Mr. Elives. Russell is sure the ring is just a silly magic trick-but he...
Statesman Journal, December 12, 2011
...John Grisham novels and understanding them. "I read anything and everything I could get my hands on, from Bruce Coville kids books and the Babysitters Club Series to 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Joy Luck Club.' I loved them all. "My love of reading continues...
Fulton Valley News, December 10, 2011
...will feature an address by Bruce Coville, a best-selling author of books for children and young adults as well as an alumnus of Oswego. The 10 a.m. ceremony in the Campus Center arena and convocation...
Oswego Daily News, December 8, 2011
...will feature an address by Bruce Coville, a best-selling author of books for children and young adults as well as an alumnus of Oswego. The 10 a.m. ceremony in the Campus Center arena and convocation...
TMC Net, February 29, 2012
...(Austin Daily Herald - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Bruce Coville shares writing tips and stories about "The Monster's Ring" at Neveln Elementary Tuesday. ___ (c)2012 the Austin Daily Herald (Austin, Minn.) Visit the Austin Daily...
Individual.com, February 29, 2012
...Neveln Elementary third-grader Alec Cole listens with wide eyes to children's author Bruce Coville during Coville's visit to the shool Tuesday afternoon. Neveln Elementary third-grader Alec Cole listens with wide eyes to children's author Bruce Coville...
Individual.com, February 25, 2012
...From dragon hatchers to space brats, Austin is getting a visit from an out-of-this-world author next week. Bruce Coville, acclaimed young adult author of such classics like "My Teacher is an Alien" and "Bruce Coville's Book of Monsters," will visit...
Falls Church Patch, February 20, 2012
...and up.  At our February meeting, we'll discuss The Monster's Ring: A Magic Shop Book by Bruce Coville. "It all starts when Russell Crannaker buys a "monster's ring" from weird old Mr. Elives. Russell is sure the ring is just a silly magic trick-but he...
PublishersWeekly.com, February 20, 2012
...the mercy of London’s secret ghost police; and Paula Danziger’s Amber Brown Is Tickled Pink by Bruce Coville and Elizabeth Levy, illus. by Tony Ross, featuring the return of a favorite character, written by the late creator’s best friends....
Literary Escapism, September 22, 2011
...Blind” by Harry Turtledove “JoBoy” by Diana Wynne Jones “Puz_le” by Gregory Maguire “After the Third Kiss” by Bruce Coville “The War That Winter Is” by Tanith Lee “The Dragon’s Tale” by Tamora Pierce “Dragon Storm” by...
Mental multivitamin, September 21, 2011
...filmed performance, we read aloud from an abridgment (e.g., Charles and Mary Lamb, E. Nesbitt, Beverly Birch, Bruce Coville, Adam McKeown -- the latter two being particular favorites here). This gives us the basic plot and, often, the key subplots. (Most...