The Monster's Ring

To change yourself into a hideous monsters, place the ring on the ring finger of your right hand...Use with caution, and never on the night of a full moon.Russell Crannaker is constantly being babied by his mom and bullied by the kids at school. He's SO SICK of it! He wishes - for once -......more

What bullied fifth grade kid wouldn't want a magic ring that could bring out his inner monster? The book was intended as a entertaining light read for kids. It is that, but it has more to offer as well. There is a warmth and an essential goodness about 'The Monster's Ring', and a bit of bite as well......more

This book was just enough fantasy and just enough reality. It did have its scary moments both for the reader and where we feared just a bit for the main character. What made it very good was that we see the "bad" character in some scenes where we feel sorry for him. So, we love the horns and the fa......more

The Monster’s Ring is the novel that kicked off Bruce Coville’s funny and thoughtful Magic Shop Series. Milquetoast fifth-grader Russell Crannaker can’t stand up to anyone: not his suffocating mother, not his long-winded and self-absorbed father, and especially not the tormenting bully, Eddie. But wh......more

One of my very favorite childhood authors was Bruce Coville. I must’ve read everything he ever wrote, and most of his books I read over and over again. At the time, he was writing mostly science fiction, fantasy, and horror novels for kids. Science fiction and fantasy are still my favorite genres of......more