Bruce Coville Magic Shop Books 5 Books Collection Pack Set Titles In This Set The Monsters Ring Jeremy Thatcher Dragon Hatcher Jennifer Murdleys Toad The Skull of Truth Juliet Dove Queen of Love The Monsters Ring MONSTROUS MAGIC It all starts when Russell Crannaker buys a monsters ring from weird old Mr Elives Russell is sure the ring is just a silly magic trick but he follows the instructions anyway & slips it on his finger Then he whispers the magic chant twists the ring once & suddenly hes sprouting horns Hair covers his face & hands Russell has become a monster Russell quickly learns how to change back & forth from human to monster But he hasnt paid enough attention to the directions & when he puts on the ring on the night of a full moon & twists it three times Russell realizes hes gone too far A monster is loose in Kennituck Falls Jeremy Thatcher Dragon Hatcher If Howard Morton & 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 & if you stumbled into that strange shop you too might be asked to make a choice What would you buy The Chinese rings The Skull of Truth Or the dragons egg & if you did buy the dragons egg what would you do when you found out you were supposed to hatch it Jennifer Murdleys Toad MEET BUFO A TOAD WITH A PAST Jennifer Murdley had no idea what she was getting into the day she bought the big toad from the strange man who ran Elivess Magic Shop The thing didnt even start talking to her until she had it out of the store & once the toad did start to talk it still kept a lot of secrets So Jennifer didnt find out about his strange birth or the treasure hidden in his forehead or the witch who was out to get him until she & her friends were in more trouble than they had ever imagined The Skull of Truth HOLD ON TO YOUR SKULL When Charlie Eggleston stumbles into Mr Elives mysterious magic shop hes just looking for a phone so he can call his parents What he finds is a wisecracking skull that leads him into the adventure of a lifetime Along the way Charlie will learn some unexpected lessons about truth love friendship & bad haircuts & what he finds at the end of his journey not even the Skull of Truth could have anticipated Juliet Dove Queen of Love CHAINS OF LOVE Juliet reached behind her neck to unfasten the chain She couldnt locate the clasp Exasperated she went to the mirror & pulled the chain around planning to unfasten it from the front A cold chill rippled over her shoulders The clasp was gone Juliet turned the chain around & around unable to believe her eyes She was certain the chain had had a clasp when she put it on Now it seemed to have vanished