The Monster's Ring (A Magic Shop Book Series) ANNOTATION
A timid boy, eager to frighten the school bully on Halloween night, acquires a magic ring and the power to change himself into a hideous monster.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
It all starts when Russell Crannaker buys a "monster's ring" from weird old Mr. Elives. Russell is sure the ring is just a silly magic trick -- but he follows the instructions anyway, and slips it on his finger. Then he whispers the magic chant, twists the ring once, and suddenly he's sprouting horns! Hair covers his face and hands. Russell has become...a monster!
Russell quickly learns how to change back and forth from human to monster. But he hasn't paid enough attention to the directions, and when he puts on the ring on the night of a full moon, and twists it three times, Russell realizes he's gone too far....
SYNOPSIS
Celebrate twenty years of magic with Bruce Coville!
FROM THE CRITICS
Publishers Weekly
Bruce Coville's first novel, The Monster's Ring: A Magic Shop Book, about a bullied boy whose purchase of a green ring in a magic shop ensures a trouble-free future, returns in an expanded 20th anniversary edition. (Sept.) Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.
Children's Literature - Sarah Sutphin
In this novel, Bruce Coville introduces his readers to Russell Crannaker, a fifth-grade student who faces daily ridicule and bullying by a fellow classmate named Eddie. One day after Eddie chases Russell down an alley, Russell stumbles into Mr. Elive's Magic Shop. Here Russell hands over a dollar to Mr. Elive who, in return, gives him a strange-looking green ring. Once Russell gets home, he studies the ring and soon learns of its promise of "monstrous magic," which will protect him for the rest of his life. Soon Russell discovers the ring's ability to transform him into a horrible, monstrous being and the fear he can strike in many peopleﾽincluding his tormentor, Eddie. Bruce Coville's novel tells an entertaining and delightful story. Its fantastical elements of a young boy transforming into a monster with the twist of a special ring create quite a magical and mysterious tale. Although this is a fantasy novel, Coville does a wonderful job of making it appear true to life. Not only is the novel fun and easy to read, it is quite inspiring with the valuable lesson it conveys. 2002 (orig. 1982), Harcourt,
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