Books with author Bruce Corville

If you liked the movies Elf and Shrek, you'll love THE ENCHANTED FILES--a magical, hilarious comedy series about fantastical creatures in the modern world by the bestselling author of My Teacher Is an Alien: Bruce Coville! Meet Gerald. Gerald is a griffin--a creature with the body of a lion and the head of an eagle. According to the Code of the Griffins, that means he should be: 1. Brave and fierce in all situations! 2. A guardian of a great treasure! 3. Completely and totally hidden from the humans! But what if a griffin ISN'T brave or fierce? What if he's NEVER found a great treasure (or ANY treasure, for that matter)? What if he feels like such an embarrassment that the only thing left for him to do is run away? And what if the only place no one will look for him is . . . the human world? "Bruce Coville is a wizard at telling stories." --Christopher Paolini, New York Times bestselling author of Eragon "Hilarious. Middle-grade readers will be carried along by the buoyancy of the writing, the skillful design, and the humor on almost every page. Egg-ceptionally funny!" --Kirkus Reviews

A gorgeous paperback reissue of Bruce Coville's enchanting UNICORN CHRONICLES, timed for the release of the long-awaited conclusion in hardcover!Cara must return to Earth to save her grandmother, the Wanderer, but she must first travel through the wilderness of Luster, land of the unicorns, full of unknown creatures and perilous adventure. Only at the back of the dragon Ebillan's cave will she find the gate that can bring her back to Earth. As Cara embarks on the journey of her life, there is one who still stands in her way: Beloved, Cara's infamous ancestor, who has dedicated a lifetime to ridding the earth of unicorns. Is Cara strong enough to resist Beloved's ruthless magic? Can she bear betraying her own blood?

Could your teacher be an alien? Do your research with this paperback edition of three adventures in the bestselling, hilarious sci-fi series from the author who inspired Christopher Paolini’s Eragon series.This paperback edition includes three of the classic alien stories starring students Susan Simmons, Peter Thompson, and Duncan Dougal—and some out-of-this-world teachers. You’ll laugh, you’ll gasp, and you might even get a little grossed out when you go intergalactic with this paperback edition of three adventures: My Teacher Is an Alien, My Teacher Fried My Brains, and My Teacher Glows in the Dark.

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.Includes an introduction by Jane Yolen.