Bruce Coville's Book of Monsters

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Bruce Coville's Book of Monsters is the first in a series of "Book of" anthologies edited by Bruce Coville. It was first published in September 1993 by Scholastic Publishing. It is collection of stories aimed at juvenile readers that advertises itself as "scary", but in fact contains a wide variety of stories and genres such as science fiction, horror, fantasy, and realistic with some supernatural elements. In this aspect the "Book of" anthologies differ from many other scary anthologies for juvenile readers which often lean towards straight horror.

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1. My Little Brother is a Monster by Bruce Coville

2. Momster in the Closet by Jane Yolen

3. Merlin's Knight School by Michael Markiewicz

4. Uncle Joshua and the Groogle Men by Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald

5. Friendly Persuasion by Bruce Coville

6. Kokolimalayas, the Bone Man by Laura Simms retold from a story by the Native American Modoc people.

7. The Thing That Goes Burp in the Night by Sharon Webb

8. Personality Problem by Joe R. Lansdale

9. Duffy's Jacket by Bruce Coville

10. The Bogeyman by Jack Prelutsky

11. Bloody Mary by Patrick Bone

12. The Beast with a Thousand Teeth by Terry Jones

13. Timor and the Furnace Troll by John Barnes