false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174110314m/363431.jpg 363431 9 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 instructions, and when he puts on the ring on the right of a full moon, and twists it three times, Russell realizes he’s gone too far… A monster is loose in Kennituck Falls. 353509 book 1982 The Monster's Ring (Magic Shop, #4) total:321|5:68|4:110|3:118|2:22|1:3| 321 1181 395 37 4 2 false false Wed Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 07:58:15 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 14:04:11 -0700 2008 0 1 false false Mon Mar 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 00:58:13 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 00:59:23 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 23 10:28:31 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 22:27:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Nov 13 17:15:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 13 17:18:31 -0800 2008
Poor Russell Crannaker is being bullied. He's being bullied at school by Eddie, and he feels bullied by his parents when he can't seem to get a word in at home.

When Russell is running away from Eddie one af...more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Nov 04 17:04:36 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 17:04:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 18:47:08 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 06:33:15 -0700 2009 The Monster's Ring is a great exploration of childhood struggles for independence, control, and identity.

Overall a great book and I look f...more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Feb 07 17:39:47 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 17:43:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Nov 12 11:50:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 11:57:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 07:44:54 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 07:45:40 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Wed Dec 10 18:51:12 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 18:55:36 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri Sep 18 15:08:06 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 15:08:57 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun May 10 18:24:03 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 16:34:06 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jul 02 06:01:32 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 06:02:51 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 22 15:16:01 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 15:17:39 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 08 07:24:03 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 07:24:03 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue May 12 20:52:05 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 21:43:48 -0700 2009 Is the first Bruce Colville book I have read and it is also one of the best books I have read so far.]]> 4 0 false false Wed May 06 09:37:16 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 09:37:57 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Oct 02 20:56:01 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 20:56:26 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Fri Apr 03 18:51:16 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 18:52:07 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Aug 30 13:41:50 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 30 13:48:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=363431