Part of the Pumpkin Queen Series

Hour of the Pumpkin Queen

Paperback

Grades Grade 7 & Up
Ages 12 and up

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Join Sally on a time-bending adventure to save Halloween Town—and her beloved Jack Skellington—in the hit series based on Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas!

And don’t miss the first book in the series, Long Live the Pumpkin Queen, available now!

Can Jack and Sally’s love stand the test of time?

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 fast: 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.

Bestseller

"The engaging lore and tense, thrilling race to fix time will engage readers. Reminiscent of fairy tales and full of enchantment." —Kirkus Reviews

ISBN 9780736447607 (Paperback)
Published on Jul 7, 2026
Published by Random House/Disney
Pages 384
Dimensions 5-1/2 x 8-1/4
Age Range 12 and up
Grade Grade 7 & Up

ISBN 9781368089302 (Hardcover)
Published on Jul 8, 2025
Published by Random House/Disney
Pages 368
Dimensions 5-1/2 x 8-1/4
Age Range 12 and up
Grade Grade 7 & Up

ISBN 9781368115179 (Audiobook Download)
Published on Jul 8, 2025
Published by Listening Library
Age Range 12 and up
Grade Grade 7 & Up

ISBN 9781368115186 (Ebook)
Published on Jul 8, 2025
Published by Random House/Disney
Pages 368
Age Range 12 and up
Grade Grade 7 & Up

Megan Shepherd

#1 New York Times best-selling and Carnegie Medal–nominated author Megan Shepherd grew up in her family’s independent bookstore in the Blue Ridge Mountains. She is the author of many acclaimed novels for readers of all ages. She now lives and writes on a haunted 130-year-old farm outside Asheville, North Carolina, with her husband and children, cats, chickens, bees, and an especially scruffy dog.

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