Pumpkinheads

Written by Rainbow Rowell

Two teens face their last night at a pumpkin patch, turning it into an unforgettable adventure.

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211 pages· 6,057 words· Est. 45 min read

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Deja and Josiah have spent every autumn working at a pumpkin patch, but this Halloween marks their final shift together. As Josiah prepares for a bittersweet farewell, Deja proposes an adventurous night filled with snacks, sights, and maybe even a long-awaited conversation with a crush. Will they seize the moment and make their last night unforgettable?

From the publisher

A 2020 Tayshas Reading List SelectionA 2020 Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List Selection In Pumpkinheads, beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author Rainbow Rowell and Eisner Award-winning artist Faith Erin Hicks have teamed up to create this tender and hilarious story about two irresistible teens discovering what it means to leave behind a place–and a person–with no regrets. Deja and Josiah are seasonal best friends. Every autumn, all through high school, they’ve worked together at the best pumpkin patch in the whole wide world. (Not many people know that the best pumpkin patch in the whole wide world is in Omaha, Nebraska, but it definitely is.) They say good-bye every Halloween, and they’re reunited every September 1. But this Halloween is different–Josiah and Deja are finally seniors, and this is their last season at the pumpkin patch. Their last shift together. Their last good-bye. Josiah’s ready to spend the whole night feeling melancholy about it. Deja isn’t ready to let him. She’s got a plan: What if–instead of moping and the usual slinging lima beans down at the Succotash Hut–they went out with a bang? They could see all the sights! Taste all the snacks! And Josiah could finally talk to that cute girl he’s been mooning over for three years . . . What if their last shift was an adventure?

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