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Odds are good : an Oddly enough and Odder than ever omnibus / stories by Bruce Coville.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, 2006.Edition: 1st Magic Carpet Books edDescription: xi, 330 p. ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 0152057161 (pbk.)
  • 9780152057169 (pbk.)
Contained works:
  • Coville, Bruce Odder than ever
  • Coville, Bruce Oddly enough
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
How odd to know Mr. C. / Jane Yolen -- The box -- Duffy's jacket -- Homeward bound -- With his head tucked underneath his arm -- Clean as a whistle -- The language of blood -- Old glory -- The passing of the pack -- A blaze of glory -- The golden sail -- Biscuits of glory -- I, earthling -- The giant's tooth -- There's nothing under the bed -- The stinky princess -- The Japanese mirror -- Am I blue? -- The metamorphosis of Justin Jones.
Summary: A collection of eighteen previously published short stories featuring such creatures as a ghost, a giant, a unicorn, and a werewolf.
List(s) this item appears in: Scary Stories
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction Coville Bru Available 33111006693416
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Beloved for his hilarious and unexpectedly moving novels, Bruce Coville is also a master of the short story. These two collections, in one volume for the first time, feature eighteen tales of unusual breadth and emotional depth. This omnibus is a perfect introduction to Bruce Coville's magic for the uninitiated.
Includes an introduction by Jane Yolen.

"Magic Carpet Books."

How odd to know Mr. C. / Jane Yolen -- The box -- Duffy's jacket -- Homeward bound -- With his head tucked underneath his arm -- Clean as a whistle -- The language of blood -- Old glory -- The passing of the pack -- A blaze of glory -- The golden sail -- Biscuits of glory -- I, earthling -- The giant's tooth -- There's nothing under the bed -- The stinky princess -- The Japanese mirror -- Am I blue? -- The metamorphosis of Justin Jones.

A collection of eighteen previously published short stories featuring such creatures as a ghost, a giant, a unicorn, and a werewolf.

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