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966 entries.
Bethwyn Innes from Perth, Western Australia Australia wrote on February 20, 2015
Hi Mr Coville,
You may have answered this question previously, but after scanning the previous posted questions, I cant seem to find the answer. My daughter is a big fan of your Unicorn series. I recently tried to purchase The Last Hunt for her birthday, but I don't seem to be able to purchase it anywhere. Can you advise if the book is out of print please?
many thanks
Reply by Bruce Coville
Hi, Bethwyn -

I'm sorry to report that the book is indeed out of print. Please feel free to bug Scholastic about this. I think it was unconscionable of them not to keep the fourth and final volume of a continuing story in print for the your people who read the first three.

Bruce
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Lori Jensen from pulaski, NY USA wrote on February 19, 2015
Hi Bruce .Hope all is well so so happy to see Katherine has a book out is she going to do any book signing .I have some of yours and a old one from way back that she also signed my favorite the foolish giant. Would love to get her book and have her sign it.I can't wait to read it to my grandchildren. Thank you Lori
Reply by Bruce Coville
Hi, Lori -

Thanks for the good words about Kathy's book. She doesn't have any signings lined up at the moment. (She is terribly shy, and really not that interested in getting out in the public eye.) I will be putting the book up on my website so people can buy autographed copies that way. Look for it on the book page in a week or so.

Always a delight to hear from you. Hope all is well!

Bruce
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Logan West from Albany, New York USA wrote on February 15, 2015
Bruce Coville I am a big fan of My Teacher is An Alian &the Magic Shop Siries and im bad at spelling I have loved your books sense secend grade your my favriot auther and I have writen books of my own I would realy apriciate it if you sent an emial
Reply by Bruce Coville
Hi, Logan -

Thanks for this. I'm delighted to know that you're a big fan of the books. Thanks for stopping by to say hello.

(I drove past Albany just this afternoon, as I was returning to Syracuse from Boston!)

BC
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Thomas from USA wrote on February 13, 2015
I loved your books as a child, and I still love them as an adult. I just wanted to thank you for using your talent to help inspire children to read.
Reply by Bruce Coville
Thanks for this, Thomas. It delights me to know that the books have stayed with you!

BC
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Eric D Hansen from Florissant, Missouri USA wrote on February 11, 2015
I have read a dozen or so of your books to my two boys over the last few months, and they just love them all. We just finished Aliens Ate My Homework. We all got a real kick out of Rod wearing a Camp Haunted Hills shirt. Thanks so much for writing so many wonderful books for me to share with my kids!
Reply by Bruce Coville
Hi, Eric -

Glad to know you and your boys are enjoying the books. Reading to my kids was one of the greatest joys of my parenting life, so I love finding out that other parents are sharing my own books with their kids.

Pleased to know you got a chuckle out of Rod's t-shirt. Rod is the only character I've ever based totally on myself, and my wife used pictures of me as guides for her art. I have a special fondness for Rod!

Tell your boys I said hello!

BC
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Madeline from Galion, Ohio USA wrote on February 9, 2015
Hey, i signed the guest book a few years ago when i was doing a school project on my favorite book. i wrote about your book Goblins in the Dungeon...you told me you were making a sequal to it and i just wondered is it out yet or when will it be out?
Reply by Bruce Coville
Hi, Madeline -

Yep, the book is done! It's called Goblins on the Prowl and it will be published on June 15 of this year! Thanks for asking!
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Jillian Paddock from Wentzville, MO USA wrote on February 4, 2015
Oops! I accidentally pushed the send button before I was finished. I wanted to say I was so interested in Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher. I have a question, Do you have a new book that you might be writing? Your a SUPER GOOD writer!
Reply by Bruce Coville
I have a new book coming out in June called The Diary of a Mad Brownie (with supporting documents) I'm really excited about it! Thanks for asking.
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Jillian Paddock from Wentzville, MO USA wrote on February 4, 2015
Thank you so much for the letter you sent us. The book Monsters Ring looks really good and interesting. It is nice that you sent the Monsters Ring to us because we were so intrested
Reply by Bruce Coville
I'm glad you got the letter!
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sue from bedfordshire, Uk wrote on February 1, 2015
Have the card game 'the magic shop'four fast paced adventures, but sadly instructions missing. Have tried to find online, but no luck. Can you help. Youngest granddaughter now a fan. Thanks.
Reply by Bruce Coville
Hi, Sue - These are just regular playing cards, using the covers from the Magic Shop books as backing. So there are no instructions . . . just use them as you would any other deck to play standard card games.

Delighted to know that your granddaughter is now a fan!

BC
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Isabelle Grubaugh from Akron, USA wrote on January 23, 2015
Hi i'm Isabelle I really liked your book Dragon Of Doom I am on chapter 10 and I wanted to know if you could send me a copy in the mail once you respond back,I will send you my adress and where to send the book. I am eight years old, I got the book from my school library, and my librarian said that I could keep it for an extra week. So the book that i'm reading isn't mine, so that's why I wanted one of my own. I hope to see you in real life some day and you are an incredible writer!
Reply by Bruce Coville
Hi, Isabelle -

I'm delighted that you're enjoying THE DRAGON OF DOOM. I had so much fun writing that one! I can't just send you a book, but there is a page on the website that you can use to order a copy if you would like.

Thank you for the kind words about my writing!

BC
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