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Oddest of All by Bruce Coville (Harcourt, September 2008, 978-0-15-205808-1, $16.00, 235pp, hc, co)     Young-adult collection of nine stories, three original. 1 · In Our Own Hands · Bruce Coville · ss Bruce Coville’s Alien Visitors ed. Bruce Coville, Avon Camelot, 1999, as “In Our Hands” 15 · What’s the Worst That Could Happen? · Bruce Coville · ss 13 ed. James Howe, Atheneum, 2003 37 · The Ghost Let Go · Bruce Coville · nv Bruce Coville’s Book of Ghosts ed. Bruce Coville, Scholastic/Apple, 1994 73 · In the Frog King’s Court · Bruce Coville · ss Ribbiting Tales ed. Nancy Springer, Philomel, 2000 93 · The Thing in Auntie Alma’s Pond · Bruce Coville · ss Bruce Coville’s Book of Spine Tinglers ed. Bruce Coville, Scholastic/Apple, 1996 115 · The Hardest, Kindest Gift · Bruce Coville · nv Half-Human ed. Bruce Coville, Scholastic Press US, 2001 155 · The Mask of Eamonn Tiyado · Bruce Coville · nv 187 · Herbert Hutchison in the Underworld · Bruce Coville · ss 205 · The Boy with Silver Eyes · Bruce Coville · nv 231 · A Note from the Author · Bruce Coville · aw

Oddly Enough by Bruce Coville (Harcourt Brace, October 1994, 0-15-200093-3, $15.95, 122pp, hc, co, cover by Michael Hussar)     Collection of nine young-adult fantasy stories, three original. With illustrations by Michael Hussar. 1 · The Box · Bruce Coville · ss Dragons & Dreams ed. Jane Yolen, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh, Harper & Row, 1986 11 · Duffy’s Jacket · Bruce Coville · ss Things That Go Bump in the Night ed. Jane Yolen & Martin H. Greenberg, Harper & Row, 1989 19 · Homeward Bound · Bruce Coville · ss The Unicorn Treasury ed. Bruce Coville, Doubleday, 1988 33 · With His Head Tucked Underneath His Arm · Bruce Coville · ss A Wizard’s Dozen ed. Michael Stearns, Harcourt Brace, 1993 43 · Clean as a Whistle · Bruce Coville · ss 61 · The Language of Blood · Bruce Coville · ss 79 · Old Glory · Bruce Coville · ss 2041 ed. Jane Yolen, Delacorte, 1991 87 · The Passing of the Pack · Bruce Coville · ss Werewolves ed. Jane Yolen & Martin H. Greenberg, Harper & Row, 1988 105 · A Blaze of Glory · Bruce Coville · ss 119 · A Note from the Author · Bruce Coville · aw (r)

The One Right Thing by Bruce Coville (NESFA Press, February 2008, 978-1-886778-72-6, $25.00, 249pp, hc, co, cover by Omar Rayyan)     Collection of 15 stories (one original) and two poems, published for Boskone 45. Introduction by Tamora Pierce. Also available in a slipcased edition (-73-3, $40.00). 11 · Introduction · Tamora Pierce · in 15 · The Stinky Princess · Bruce Coville · ss Odder than Ever by Bruce Coville, Harcourt Brace, 1999 29 · I, Earthling · Bruce Coville · nv Bruce Coville’s Book of Aliens ed. Bruce Coville, Scholastic/Apple, 1994 43 · The Guardian of Memory · Bruce Coville · nv A Glory of Unicorns ed. Bruce Coville, Scholastic, 1998 59 · A Life in Miniature · Bruce Coville · ss Swan Sister ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Simon & Schuster, 2003 69 · The Troddler · Bruce Coville · ss Unexpected by Bruce Coville, Scholastic, 2005 83 · Old Glory · Bruce Coville · ss 2041 ed. Jane Yolen, Delacorte, 1991 89 · Just Like You · Bruce Coville · pm Bruce Coville’s Book of Aliens ed. Bruce Coville, Scholastic/Apple, 1994 91 · The World’s Worst Fairy Godmother · Bruce Coville · na 1996 147 · The Box · Bruce Coville · ss Dragons & Dreams ed. Jane Yolen, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh, Harper & Row, 1986 153 · My Little Brother Is a Monster · Bruce Coville · nv Bruce Coville’s Book of Monsters ed. Bruce Coville, Scholastic, 1993 171 · The Giant’s Tooth · Bruce Coville · ss Odder than Ever by Bruce Coville, Harcourt Brace, 1999 185 · Ragged John · Bruce Coville · pm The Unicorn Treasury ed. Bruce Coville, Doubleday, 1988, as by Beatrice Farrington 187 · Saying No to Nick · Bruce Coville · ss Twice Told, Dutton, 2006 199 · Clean as a Whistle · Bruce Coville · ss Oddly Enough by Bruce Coville, Harcourt Brace, 1994 213 · With His Head Tucked Underneath His Arm · Bruce Coville · ss A Wizard’s Dozen ed. Michael Stearns, Harcourt Brace, 1993 219 · Wizard’s Boy · Bruce Coville · nv Bruce Coville’s Book of Magic ed. Bruce Coville, Scholastic/Apple, 1996 239 · The Metamorphosis of Justin Jones · Bruce Coville · ss Bruce Coville’s Book of Magic II ed. Bruce Coville, Scholastic/Apple, 1997

Bruce Coville’s Alien Visitors ed. Bruce Coville (Avon Camelot, October 1999, 0-380-80254-6, $4.99, 197pp, tp, oa, cover by Ernie Colon)     Young-adult, mostly original anthology of fourteen stories, four reprints, by authors including Esther M. Friesner, Lois Tilton, and Sherwood Smith. Illustrated by Alex Sunder & John Nyberg. vii · Just Visiting! · Bruce Coville · in 1 · The Little Finger of the Left Hand · Mel Gilden · ss 19 · Alien Ground · Lois Tilton · ss 31 · Zoo · Edward D. Hoch · vi Fantastic Universe June 1958 35 · Fashion Victim · Esther M. Friesner · ss 51 · Sconce · Carol Ottoleghi-Barga · ss 67 · Childhood’s Confession · Lou Grinzo · ss Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact April 1990 77 · Very Smart · Marc Bilgrey · ss 85 · Finding the Way · Sherwood Smith · ss 99 · Jilly · Deborah Wheeler · ss 113 · Why I Left Harry’s All-Night Hamburgers [Harry’s] · Lawrence Watt-Evans · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine July 1987 135 · Deborah’s Choice · Alethea Eason · ss 149 · Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed · Ray Bradbury · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories August 1949, as “The Naming of Names” 171 · Ambassador from Earth · Mari Eckstein Gower · ss 187 · In Our Hands · Bruce Coville · ss 198 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg 199 · About the Artists · [uncredited] · bg

Bruce Coville’s Book of Aliens II: More Tales to Warp Your Mind ed. Bruce Coville (Scholastic/Apple, November 1996, 0-590-85293-0, $3.95, 183pp, tp, oa, cover by Steve Fastner)     Young-adult original collection of 12 sf stories, three reprints. vii · Somewhere, Out There · Bruce Coville · in 1 · Through the Starry Door · Bruce Coville · sl; part 2 of “The Monsters of Morley Manor”. 31 · The Spider Beast · Nancy Etchemendy · ss 41 · George Pinkerton and the Space Waffles · Lawrence Watt-Evans · ss 51 · Abduction · Rick, Jesse & Matti Hautala · ss Great Writers & Kids Write Spooky Stories ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Jill M. Morgan & Robert Weinberg, Random House, 1995 68 · Brandon & the Aliens · Jane Yolen · ss 84 · Fine or Superfine · Martha Soukup · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine April 1989 93 · The Plant People · Dale Carlson · ss 1977 119 · Field Trip · Vivian Vande Velde · ss 128 · Hunters · Anne Eliot Crompton · ss 140 · Behind the Curtain · Pat Mauser · ss 149 · The Very Long Distance Wrong Number · John C. Bunnell · ss 163 · Alien Promises · Janni Lee Simner · ss 180 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

Bruce Coville’s Book of Aliens: Tales to Warp Your Mind ed. Bruce Coville (Scholastic/Apple, February 1994, 0-590-46162-1, $2.95, 177pp, tp, oa, cover by Steve Fastner)     Young-adult collection of 11 sf stories. Three are reprints, and the rest seem to be original. vii · Look Up! · Bruce Coville · in 1 · I, Earthling · Bruce Coville · nv 28 · Brian and the Aliens · Will Shetterly · ss 47 · Judgment Day · Jack C. Haldeman, II · vi Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine March/April 1984 51 · The Buddy System · Nina Kiriki Hoffman · ss 71 · To Serve Man · Damon Knight · ss Galaxy Science Fiction November 1950 87 · How I Maybe Saved the World Last Tuesday Before Breakfast · Lawrence Watt-Evans · ss 102 · Pirates · Mark A. Garland · ss 109 · The Secret Weapon of Last Resort · Claudia Bishop · ss 134 · Just Like You · Bruce Coville · pm 137 · Zero Hour · Ray Bradbury · ss Planet Stories Fall 1947 156 · Curing the Bozos · Sherwood Smith · ss 174 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

Bruce Coville’s Book of Ghosts II: More Tales to Haunt You ed. Bruce Coville (Scholastic/Apple, January 1997, 0-590-85294-9, $3.99, 182pp, tp, oa, cover by Steve Fastner)     Young-adult original collection of 11 ghost stories, three reprints. vii · A Faint Presence, A Cold Touch · Bruce Coville · in 1 · Trip to the Land of the Dead · Bruce Coville · sl; part 3 of “The Monsters of Morley Manor”. 32 · Leaves · Mary K. Whittington · ss Things That Go Bump in the Night ed. Jane Yolen & Martin H. Greenberg, Harper & Row, 1989 45 · George Pinkerton and the Bedtime Ghost · Lawrence Watt-Evans & Julie Evans · ss 60 · A Cry in the Night · Nancy Varian Berberick & Greg LaBarbera · ss 75 · Haunted by a Pig · Mel Gilden · ss 95 · Call Me Ghost · Lael Littke · ss 114 · After You’ve Gone · Michael Markiewicz · ss 133 · The Tenant Who Frightened a Ghost · Jessica Amanda Salmonson · vi Fantasy and Terror #4, 1984 136 · Soul Survivor · Neal Shusterman · ss Darkness Creeping II by Neal Shusterman, Lowell House, 1995 152 · Shark! · John Gregory Betancourt · ss 168 · Biscuits of Glory · Bruce Coville · ss The Haunted House ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Jane Yolen, HarperCollins, 1995 180 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

Bruce Coville’s Book of Ghosts: Tales to Haunt You ed. Bruce Coville (Scholastic/Apple, September 1994, 0-590-46160-5, $2.95, 180pp, tp, oa, cover by Steve Fastner)     Young-adult original collection of 12 ghost stories, one a reprint. vii · Restless Spirits · Bruce Coville · in 1 · The Ghost Let Go · Bruce Coville · nv 35 · The Grounding of Theresa · Mary Downing Hahn · ss 46 · A True Story · James D. Macdonald · vi 48 · The Pooka · Michael Markiewicz · ss 64 · Ghost Walk · Mark A. Garland · ss 71 · For Love of Him · Vivian Vande Velde · ss 87 · Ghost Stories · Lawrence Watt-Evans · ss 96 · Mrs. Ambroseworthy · Jane Yolen · ss 114 · Not from Detroit [God of the Razor] · Joe R. Lansdale · ss Midnight Graffiti #2, Fall 1988 133 · Jasper’s Ghost · Nancy Etchemendy · ss 150 · The Secret of City Cemetery · Patrick Bone · nv 177 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

Bruce Coville’s Book of Magic II ed. Bruce Coville (Scholastic/Apple, July 1997, 0-590-85297-3, $3.99, 179pp, tp, oa, cover by Steve Fastner)     Original anthology of 12 (four reprint) fantasy young-adult stories by authors including Bruce Coville, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Patricia C. Wrede, and Margaret Bechard. Interior illustrations by John Pierard. vii · Mr. Cranky Says Goodbye · Bruce Coville · in 1 · The Metamorphosis of Justin Jones · Bruce Coville · ss 25 · The World Where Wishes Worked · Stephen Goldin · vi Protostars ed. David Gerrold & Stephen Goldin, Ballantine, 1971 32 · Transitions [LaZelle] · Nina Kiriki Hoffman · ss 56 · Under the Bridge · Lawrence Schimel · pm Midnight Zoo v2 #2, 1992 58 · What the Dinosaurs Are Like · Deborah Wheeler · ss 76 · The Wooden City · Terry Jones · ss Fairy Tales by Terry Jones, Pavilion, 1981 83 · The Cinders Case · Patricia C. Wrede · ss 102 · Into the Forest · Alice DeLaCroix · ss 107 · Singing the New Age Blues · Margaret Bechard · ss 119 · Vernan’s Dragon · John Gregory Betancourt · vi revised from “Vernon’s Dragon”, Alpha Adventures, May 1982. 125 · Blue Suede Shoes · Michael Stearns · ss 150 · Clean as a Whistle · Bruce Coville · ss Oddly Enough by Bruce Coville, Harcourt Brace, 1994

Bruce Coville’s Book of Magic: Tales to Cast a Spell on You ed. Bruce Coville (Scholastic/Apple, May 1996, 0-590-25931-8, $3.99, 178pp, tp, oa, cover by Steve Fastner)     Young-adult original collection of 11 magic stories, two reprints. ix · Cloudy, with a Chance of Magic · Bruce Coville · in 1 · Wizard’s Boy · Bruce Coville · nv 38 · Phoenix Farm · Jane Yolen · ss 47 · Horsing Around · Lawrence Watt-Evans · ss 67 · Windwood Rose · Janni Lee Simner · ss 82 · Bear at the Gate · Jessica Amanda Salmonson · ss Spaceships and Spells ed. Jane Yolen, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh, Harper & Row, 1987 88 · The Fourth Wish · Nina Kiriki Hoffman · ss 99 · Byrd Song · Nancy Springer · ss 119 · Watch Out! · Bruce Coville · ss Spaceships and Spells ed. Jane Yolen, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh, Harper & Row, 1987 126 · The Wonderworm · Laura Simms · ss 142 · Questing Magic · Mark A. Garland & Lawrence Schimel · ss 161 · Visions · Sherwood Smith · ss 175 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

Bruce Coville’s Book of Monsters II: More Tales to Give You the Creeps ed. Bruce Coville (Scholastic/Apple, 1996, 0-590-85292-2, $3.95, 178pp, tp, oa, cover by Steve Fastner)     Young-adult original collection of 11 monster stories, two reprints. vii · We’re Ba-a-a-ack! · Bruce Coville · in 1 · Little Monsters · Bruce Coville · sl; part 1 of “The Monsters of Morley Manor”. 42 · The First Excuse · Nina Kiriki Hoffman · ss 48 · Sea Dragon of Fife · Jane Yolen · ss 60 · George Pinkerton and the Bloodsucking Fiend of Brokentree Swamp · Lawrence Watt-Evans · ss 80 · A Recipe for Trouble · Lawrence Schimel · vi 82 · The Spook Man · Al Sarrantonio · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine November 1982 99 · The Wizard of Chaos · Michael Markiewicz · ss 120 · First Kiss · Patrick Bone · ss 135 · Optical Illusion · Mack Reynolds · ss Science Stories #2, December 1953 142 · Trouble Afoot · Mary Downing Hahn · ss 157 · Vend U. · Nancy Springer · ss 175 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

Bruce Coville’s Book of Monsters: Tales to Give You the Creeps ed. Bruce Coville (Scholastic, September 1993, 0-590-46159-1, $2.95, 159pp, tp, oa)     Anthology of 13 young-adult horror stories, eight original, including work by Jane Yolen and Joe R. Lansdale. vii · Welcome to the Wild Rumpus · Bruce Coville · in 1 · My Little Brother Is a Monster · Bruce Coville · nv 37 · Momster in the Closet · Jane Yolen · vi 40 · Merlin’s Knight School · Michael Markiewicz · ss 55 · Uncle Joshua and the Grooglemen · Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald · ss 70 · Friendly Persuasion · Bruce Coville · vi 73 · Kokolimalayas, the Bone Man · Laura Simms · ss 84 · The Thing That Goes Burp in the Night · Sharon Webb · ss Dragons & Dreams ed. Jane Yolen, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh, Harper & Row, 1986 106 · Personality Problem · Joe R. Lansdale · vi Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine January/February 1983 110 · Duffy’s Jacket · Bruce Coville · ss Things That Go Bump in the Night ed. Jane Yolen & Martin H. Greenberg, Harper & Row, 1989 122 · The Bogeyman · Jack Prelutsky · pm 1976 124 · Bloody Mary · Patrick Bone · ss 136 · The Beast with a Thousand Teeth · Terry Jones · ss Fairy Tales by Terry Jones, Pavilion, 1981 143 · Timor and the Furnace Troll · John Barnes · ss 161 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg