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Hour of the Pumpkin Queen
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
2025
First Published
300
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Return to the world of Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas in this long-awaited sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller Long Live the Pumpkin Queen! ** Sally must embark on a time-bending adventure to save Halloween Town—and her beloved Jack Skellington. ** One year has passed since Sally wed her beloved Jack Skellington and stepped into her role as queen of Halloween Town. Even with her Jack at her side, though, being a ruler isn’t easy, and Sally feels uncertain of her future. Her seams are stretched thin with her royal duties, her newfound family in Dream Town, and a desire to bring citizens from across the Hinterlands together. Then a simple potion demonstration at Sally’s inaugural Halloween exhibition goes horribly wrong, and things unravel Sally and her new rag doll apprentice, Luna, fall through a mysterious portal, landing in a new realm called Time Town. They discover that someone has tampered with the clock that controls Halloween Town, and Sally cannot return to the present-day version of her home unless she finds the culprit and resets time. Sally and Luna embark on a journey to unmask the truth, encountering more towns, friends, and foes along the way. But time is ticking, and as Sally fights to save Jack and her hometown, she wonders what kind of future she really wants—and what she must sacrifice to get it.

Author

Megan Shepherd
Megan Shepherd
Author · 20 books
New York Times bestselling author Megan Shepherd grew up in her family’s independent bookstore in the Blue Ridge Mountains. She is the author of several young adult and middle grade novels. She now lives and writes on a 125-year-old farm outside Asheville, North Carolina, with her husband, two cats, and an especially scruffy dog.
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