Beware the Jacks

By Laura Lavoie

Middle Schooler Dahlia is bummed that her best and only friend, Lucy, has moved away. She has a new chance at friendship with Penelope Mullins who moves to Lucy's old house. Unfortunately, Penelope's family has moved onto allegedly cursed land and planted a pumpkin patch without knowing the old lore. On Autumn Equinox, the night of the town's annual Harvest Festival, the jack-o-lanterns carved from the pumpkins of Mullins Farm come alive and steal the citizens of the town. It's up to Dahlia, Penelope, Dahlia's new step-brother Levi, and the class bully name to team up and figure out how to undo the curse before it's too late

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1454958170
• ISBN13: 9781454958178
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Union Square Kids
• Length: 256 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7