New Releases by Bruce Coville

When aliens come to Earth on an interplanetary trade mission, Tim makes friends with the ambassador''s son and together they uncover a plot to sabotage the mission. Series has good covers. 9 yrs+

Having jumped into Luster, the land of unicorns, Cara makes a perilous journey to bring back her grandmother, The Wanderer, in order to release the Queen of the unicorns and allow her to die.

Fourteen-year-old Marina and sixteen-year-old Jed accompany their parents'' religious cult, the Believers, to await the end of the world atop a remote mountain, where they try to decide what they themselves believe.

In the finale of this popular series, BKR, the most fiendish villain in the galaxy, is determined to get at the world-destroying secret locked in Rods brain. Little does Rod know hes being drawn into a web of alien plots that will test his courage. Illustrations.

Blork and his friends run into a prehistoric poodnoobie when they accidentally travel back in time to Splat. There, they learn how to survive in a world filled with enormous creatures that can''t wait to find out what they taste like. Until they meet the most mysterious creature of all--and Blork is forced to make a terrible decision that will affect the future of the entire planet.

Tells the stories of a kid who fears the number 5, a boy who falls apart after his parents'' divorce, and some kids who wish it would snow forever

A boy''s ghost takes over the body of a professional ball player, a librarian does some ghostbusting, and a sloppy boy is haunted by a ghost pig

An anthology of eleven monster tales includes creatures of the forest, swamp, school bus, and vending machines

Bruce Coville--with more than 6 million copies of his books in print--offers a traditional fairy tale filled with very non-traditional characters. It''s a funny, heartwarming adventure that will appeal to boys and girls alike--a perfect introduction to Coville''s work.

An earth girl escapes capture by leaping to the land of the unicorns.

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

Mike and Kevver announce the Monster of the Year contest as a joke, but end up with actual contestants.

Stuart looks forward to another adventurous summer at Camp Haunted Hills, but he gets more than he bargained for when he and his friends inadvertently travel back to the time of the dinosaurs.

CHILDREN''S BOOKS/AGES 9-12

Stuart returns to movie camp for the summer, and finds that his fellow campers are turning into monsters--without the help of makeup or special effects.

Susan and Peter are the only ones that can save the sixth grade class from the alien teacher who has other plans for them.

Stuart sees the ad for a summer movie camp and knows that''s the place for him. He doesn''t know the man who runs the camp makes the world''s scariest movies--and plans to try out his special effects on the campers!