Shadow Over the Pumpkin Queen by Megan Shepherd

Pull up a chair by the window—the sea air is doing that thing again, rattling the panes—and let us tell you about a story that fits a stormy afternoon just right.

This is the newest chapter in the #1 New York Times bestselling series inspired by Disney and Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. And oh, what a place it takes you.

Sally has proven herself twice over as Pumpkin Queen, saving Halloween Town from ruin. But rest doesn’t come easy when a cloaked figure still lurks in the dark. Then the storm clouds gather. The winds turn strange. Citizens start to vanish. And when the unthinkable happens—when the shadows take her beloved Jack Skellington—Sally sets off on a cross-realms quest that will lead her through Chance Town, the Hinterlands Maze, and into the lost realm known as Shadow Town.

A dark prince waits there. He’s tracking her every step, seemingly hungry for revenge. But what secrets is he hiding? And could the truth unravel everything Sally has fought to protect?

It’s spooky. It’s tender. It’s the kind of adventure that begs to be read in one salty, candlelit sitting.

Already devoted to the series? You’ll want the others close at hand:

• Long Live the Pumpkin Queen
• Hour of the Pumpkin Queen

Wrapped in a lovely hardcover, this one’s a keeper for the shelf. Come linger. We’d love to help you find your next favorite read.

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