Books with title Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns

Goosebumps meets NERDS meets Scooby Doo in this graphic novel mystery series about the power of misfits. The Creeps are in trouble, again. When rule breaking during one of their investigations lands the detectives in “service detention,” the four friends find themselves lugging pumpkins off a foreclosed pumpkin patch. To thank them for their service, Sheriff Obie allows each Creep to take home a pumpkin to carve into a jack-o-lantern. Bad idea. Once carved, the jack-o-lanterns come to life—and attack everyone within reach! It turns out the pumpkins came from a cursed patch, and to stop the Attack-o-Lanterns from destroying their town, the Creeps will have to team up with the patch’s unpleasant owner, Old Lady Bitterwood, who happens to be a witch.

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Devin and his sister Violet are visiting their Uncle Jack for the summerI at his old house by the seashore. Jack was a sailor and collected strange and fascinating items from the sea. Devin and Violet discover a locked trunk that they manage to get open. It's filled with antique jack-in-the-boxes and one box is hidden under the others, covered in dust. Up pops a very ugly, mean-looking puppet, an old pirate with a dirty red bandana over his long greasy hair, scars on his cheeks, and a beard, and one eye missing. ""Thanks for letting Sailor Jack out!"" he rasps, bouncing on his spring.

This is the third book in our series that reveals much about the life of seasonal heroes; the two previous volumes are The Truth About Snow People and The Truth About Easter Rabbits. We think we know Jack-O-Lanterns; they just sit on front porches with glowing and mysterious faces. In truth, there is far more to them than that. They are very different from one another, and some of them join our human Halloween festivities in a variety of ways. This book has been compiled by a diligent search through a century's worth of images, including postcards, calendar art, book illustrations, posters, window decorations, ephemera scraps, and more. Readers will admire Jack-O-Lanterns even more after reviewing the revelations in this book.

Jack Stinge is a miser and a cheat, the most despised man in town. Having earned the favor of the Devil, he thought he was untouchable. Now his fortunes are threatened by the arrival of a stranger, whose words are turning the village against him. As Hallowe'en draws ever nearer, Jack must keep his secrets tight within his grasp, lest his unholy debt be squared at last.

When Old Jack feels the chilly air, he knows it’s time to create the Jack O’ Lantern Tree. Calling on his fellow pumpkins to participate, their first attempt fails. But wise Old Jack urges cooperation and kindness, and the next attempt yields the desired result: a tree filled with light and good wishes for all. Inspired by the “Jack O’ Lantern Spectacular” at Roger Williams Park Zoo in Rhode Island, Stanek's pastels on textured paper lend a misty mood to the rhyming text.