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Synopsis
Follow Sally to a dark realm called Shadow Town—where a powerful foe awaits her—in the #1 New York Times bestselling series inspired by Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas! Can Sally save Jack from the shadows? Sally should be at ease now that she has proven herself as Pumpkin Queen by saving Halloween Town from destructive spells twice. But the villain behind the town’s most recent troubles—a mysterious figure cloaked in darkness—is still at large, and Sally refuses to rest until she and her king, Jack Skellington, can find their enemy and stop them forever. Then, strange storm clouds and directionless wind begin to haunt Halloween Town, and soon, citizens start to go missing. It becomes clear that the dark foe has decided to make the first move, and Sally will need allies from across the Hinterlands to stop him. But as Sally and Jack gather their friends to fight back against this attack, the unthinkable happens: the mysterious force takes Jack, too. After learning that her nemesis is a dark prince who lives in a lost realm called Shadow Town, Sally embarks on another cross-realms quest to find a solution, one that will connect her to new locales like Chance Town and the Hinterlands Maze. With the prince tracking her at every turn, seemingly bent on revenge, Sally will need to fight with every fiber of her being to prevent Halloween Town from utter destruction. But what secrets is the prince hiding—and could the truth undo everything? Don’t miss the other New York Times bestselling titles in the series: Long Live the Pumpkin Queen by Shea Ernshaw Hour of the Pumpkin Queen by Megan Shepherd
Is Shadow Over the Pumpkin Queen appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
This fantasy adventure features moderate action violence as Sally battles a dark prince across magical realms, with citizens going missing and supernatural threats, but maintains the gothic-whimsical tone of the Nightmare Before Christmas universe without graphic content.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include kidnapping, betrayal, and violence.
Who'll love this
Fans of The Nightmare Before Christmas will love following Sally on an epic quest through mysterious new realms to rescue Jack and save Halloween Town from a shadowy villain.