Synopses & Reviews
Edward and Moongobble are on a quest. They're out to break the curse of the Oggledy Nork because Moongobble is convinced every curse can be broken. But when it comes to magic, things are never that easy. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; The Oggledy Nork may appear to be a lumbering monster who breaks everything in his path, but he doesn't mean to. His family was cursed generations ago by an old woman, and now Edward, Moongobble, and all their friends have to go to Flitwick City to find the cure. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; But wouldn't you know it, when they find the old woman, she has some demands before she will break the curse on the Oggledy Nork. So where Edward thought their troubles would end, they're only just beginning!
Synopsis
Bruce Coville is the author of nearly ninety books for young readers, including the international best-seller My Teacher Is an Alien. He has been a teacher, a toy maker, a cookware salesman, and a grave digger. In addition to his work as an author, Bruce is much in demand as a speaker and as a storyteller. He is also the founder and president of Full Cast Audio, a company dedicated to producing unabridged recordings of children's books in a full-cast format. For more information about Bruce, check out www.brucecoville.com.
About the Author
Bruce Coville was born in Syracuse, New York, in 1950. Before getting published he earned his living as a toymaker, a gravedigger, a cookware salesman, an assembly line worker, and finally as an elementary school teacher. Bruce has published more than 100 books, which have appeared in over a dozen countries around the world and sold more than 16 million copies. Among his most popular titles are andlt;iandgt;My Teacher Is an Alienandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Into the Land of the Unicornsandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;The Monsterand#8217;s Ringandlt;/iandgt;. In 2001 he founded Full Cast Audio, an audiobook company dedicated to creating unabridged, full cast recordings of the best in childrenand#8217;s and young adult literature. Bruce lives in Syracuse with his wife, Katherine, who has illustrated many of his books. For more information about Bruce, check out BruceCoville.com.andlt;Bandgt;Katherine Covilleandlt;/Bandgt; is an artist, a sculptor, and a doll maker who specializes in highly detailed images of creatures never before seen in this world. She has illustrated several books written by her husband, Bruce Coville, including andlt;Iandgt;Goblins in the Castle, Aliens Ate My Homework,andlt;/Iandgt; and the Space Brat series.andlt;BRandgt;Bruce and Katherine live in Syracuse, New York, with a varying assortment of pets and children.
Table of Contents
1. A Strange Guest
2. Planning
3. Seeming
4. Snoring
5. Flitwick City
6. The Hall of Magic
7. The Beautiful Lady
8. Tambo and Timbo
9. The Old Woman
10. The Old Woman's Story
11. "Beware the Dangly-Boo!"
12. The Tunnel to the Temple
13. Eating Magic
14. The Temple of Toadliness
15. Toad Chase
16. Dangly-Barf
17. I Lose My Temper
18. The Letter That Came Late
19. More People to Love