Bruce Coville

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Bruce Coville
Born	May 16, 1950 (1950-05-16) (age 59) Syracuse, New York, USA
Occupation	Novelist
Nationality	United States
Genres	Young adult fantasy and science fiction
Official website

Bruce Coville (b. May 16, 1950) is an American author of children's and young adult novels. He was born in Syracuse, New York and lives there currently; he has spent most of his life there, leaving to attend Duke University and then to live in New York City.^[1]

Contents 1 Early life 2 Early career 3 Career 4 Family 5 Books 5.1 Series 5.2 Anthologies 5.3 Young Adult Novels 5.4 Middle Grade Novels 5.5 Picture Books 5.6 Nonfiction 5.7 Contribution to the Dungeon series, organized by Phillip Jose Farmer 6 Awards and Recognitions 7 References 8 External links

Early life

As a child, Coville was an avid reader. Mary Poppins, Dr. Dolittle, and children's serials such as Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys were among his favorite books. He discovered his passion for writing in the sixth grade, and at seventeen, began to pursue writing seriously.^[2]

Early career

Before he was able to support himself as a writer, Coville worked a variety of jobs, including toymaking, gravedigging, and finally teaching at an elementary school.^[3]

Career

His first published story was The Foolish Giant. He is most famous for his Unicorn Chronicles series, My Teacher is an Alien, Aliens Ate My Homework, and Magic Shop series. Other lesser-known series include: Space Brat, Camp Haunted Hills, I Was a Sixth Grade Alien, and The A.I. Gang.

The Sixth Grade Alien series was illustrated by Tony Sansevero, and was eventually the basis for a television series on Fox Family in the United States and YTV in Canada.

Coville has also written picture books, retellings of William Shakespeare, and three children's plays - The Dragonslayers, Out of the Blue, and It's Midnight, Do You Know Where Your Toys Are?, all musicals. He also co-wrote the young-adult novel Armageddon Summer with Jane Yolen.

He is the founder of Full Cast Audio, an audio book company producing unabridged recordings of children's and young adult books, using full casts rather than solo readers. Authors who have worked with FCA include Elizabeth Winthrop, James Howe, and Tamora Pierce, who wrote an original novel called Melting Stones specifically for the company to record before the print edition appeared.^{[citation needed]}

Family

When he was nineteen, Coville married neighboring artist Katherine Dietz. They have two sons and a daughter: Orion, born in 1970, Cara, born in 1975, and Adam, born in 1981. Coville and Dietz separated for a number of years, but are now living and working together again.^[4]

Books

Series

Magic Shop

1. The Monster's Ring. Aladdin (1989). ISBN 0671693891
2. Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher. Aladdin (1992). ISBN 0671747827
3. Jennifer Murdley's Toad. Aladdin (1993). ISBN 0671794019
4. The Skull of Truth. Aladdin (1999). ISBN 0671023438
5. Juliet Dove, Queen of Love. Harcourt (2003). ISBN 0152045619

My Teacher

1. My Teacher is an Alien. Aladdin (1990). ISBN 0671737295
2. My Teacher Fried my Brains. Aladdin (1991). ISBN 0671727109
3. My Teacher Glows in the Dark. Aladdin (1991). ISBN 0671727095
4. My Teacher Flunked the Planet. Aladdin (1992). ISBN 067175081X

I Was a Sixth Grade Alien

1. I Was a Sixth Grade Alien. Aladdin (1999). ISBN 067102650X
2. The Attack of the Two-Inch Teacher. Aladdin (1999). ISBN 0671026518
3. I Lost My Grandfather's Brain. Aladdin (1999). ISBN 0671026526
4. Peanut Butter Lover Boy. Aladdin (2000). ISBN 0671026534
5. Zombies of the Science Fair. Aladdin (2000). ISBN 0671026542
6. Don't Fry My Veeblax! Aladdin (2000). ISBN 0671026550
7. Too Many Aliens. Aladdin (2000). ISBN 0671026569
8. Snatched From Earth. Aladdin (2000). ISBN 0671026577
9. There's an Alien in My Backpack. Aladdin (2000). ISBN 0671026585
10. The Revolt of the Miniature Mutants. Aladdin (2001). ISBN 0671026593
11. There's an Alien in My Underwear. Aladdin (2001). ISBN 0671026607
12. Farewell to Earth. Aladdin (2001). ISBN 0671026615

The Unicorn Chronicles

1. Into the Land of the Unicorns. Scholastic (1994). ISBN 0439108381
2. Song of the Wanderer. Scholastic (1999). ISBN 0590459546
3. Dark Whispers. Scholastic (2008)

Moongobble and Me

1. The Dragon of Doom. Simon & Schuster (2003). ISBN 0689857543
2. The Weeping Werewolf. Simon & Schuster (2004). ISBN 0689857551
3. The Evil Elves. Simon & Schuster (2004). ISBN 068985756X
4. The Mischief Monster Simon & Schuster (2007) ISBN 978-1416908074

Space Brat

1. Space Brat
2. Space Brat 2: Blork’s Evil Twin
3. Space Brat 3: The Wrath of Squat
4. Space Brat 4: Planet of the Dips
5. Space Brat 5: The Saber-Toothed Poodnoobie

Rod Albright Alien Adventures

1. Aliens Ate My Homework
2. I Left My Sneakers in Dimension X
3. The Search for Snout (Aliens Stole My Dad in the UK)
4. Aliens Stole My Body

Bruce Coville's Book of...

1. Bruce Coville's Book of Monsters
2. Bruce Coville's Book of Aliens
3. Bruce Coville's Book of Ghosts
4. Bruce Coville's Book of Nightmares
5. Bruce Coville's Book of Spine Tinglers
6. Bruce Coville's Book of Magic
7. Bruce Coville's Book of Monsters II
8. Bruce Coville's Book of Aliens II
9. Bruce Coville's Book of Ghosts II
10. Bruce Coville's Book of Nightmares II
11. Bruce Coville's Book of Spine Tinglers II
12. Bruce Coville's Book of Magic II

Shakespeare Retellings

1. The Tempest
2. A Midsummer Night’s Dream
3. Macbeth
4. Romeo and Juliet
5. Hamlet
6. Twelfth Night
7. The Winter's Tale

Nina Tanleven

1. The Ghost in the Third Row
2. The Ghost Wore Gray
3. The Ghost in the Big Brass Bed

The A. I. Gang

1. Operation Sherlock
2. Robot Trouble
3. Forever Begins Tomorrow

Camp Haunted Hills

1. How I Survived My Summer Vacation
2. Some of My Best Friends Are Monsters
3. The Dinosaur that Followed Me Home

Bruce Coville's Chamber of Horrors

1. Amulet of Doom
2. Spirits and Spells
3. Eyes of the Tarot
4. Waiting Spirit

Anthologies

1. A Glory of Unicorns
2. Half Human
3. Herds of Thunder, Manes of Gold
4. The Unicorn Treasury
5. Bruce Coville's Shapeshifters
6. Bruce Coville's Alien Visitors
7. Bruce Coville's Strange Worlds
8. Oddly Enough Simon & Schuster (1994). ISBN 0671516930
9. Odder Than Ever (1999)
10. Odds Are Good Harcourt (2006). ISBN 9780152057169

Young Adult Novels

1. Armageddon Summer
2. Fortune’s Journey
3. Space Station Ice-3

Middle Grade Novels

1. The Dragonslayers
2. Goblins in the Castle
3. Monster of the Year
4. The Monsters of Morley Manor
5. The World’s Worst Fairy Godmother
6. Thor's Wedding Day

Picture Books

1. The Foolish Giant
2. The Lapsnatcher
3. My Grandfather’s House
4. The Prince of Butterflies
5. Sarah and the Dragon
6. Sarah’s Unicorn
7. Hans Brinker (retelling)

Nonfiction

1. Prehistoric People

Contribution to the Dungeon series, organized by Phillip Jose Farmer

1. The Dark Abyss

Awards and Recognitions

• California Young Reader Medal 1996-97, Jennifer Murdley's Toad
• Giverny Award, The Prince of Butterflies ^[5]
• Knickerbocker Award for Juvenile Literature 1997 ^[6]

References

External links

• Coville's personal web site
• Review of Coville's Goblins in the Castle
• Review of Coville's Aliens Ate My Homework
• Full Cast Audio
• Bruce Coville at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database