—Sara Pennypacker, author of the New York Times bestselling Clementine series
“Gently humorous and nicely realistic (with the obvious exception of the invisible Peruvian bandapat). Anyone who has ever had an imaginary friend will appreciate sassy Inkling (who’s invisible—not imaginary).”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Thoughtfully grounded, gently kooky chapter book. Jenkins colors her mostly realistic tale with enough bits of mystery and silliness to hold readers’ attention.”
—Publishers Weekly
“A perfect choice for an early school year read-aloud: straightforward, zippy plot, likable characters, and believable family, with just the right attention to Hank’s adjustment to life after his best friend has moved away. And its last line is exactly what second and third graders love to read: ‘Anything could happen next.’”
—The Horn Book
“A mix of wild humor, fantasy, and sadness, this series starter offers a moving story about defeating bullies. The story will grab readers with its comedy and captivating sidekick.”
—ALA Booklist
“I love INVISIBLE INKLING, so funny and satisfying and yet poised for the next installment.”
—Paul O. Zelinsky, Caldecott Award–winning author and illustrator
Credits
Cover art © 2012 by Harry Bliss
Copyright
Balzer + Bray is an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
INVISIBLE INKLING: DANGEROUS PUMPKINS. Text copyright © 2012 by Emily Jenkins. Illustrations copyright © by Harry Bliss. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Jenkins, Emily, date.
Dangerous pumpkins / Emily Jenkins; illustrations by Harry Bliss.—1st ed.
p. cm.—(Invisible Inkling)
ISBN 978-0-06-180223-2 (trade bdg.)
[1. Imaginary playmates—Fiction. 2. Imaginary creatures—Fiction. 3. Halloween—Fiction. 4. Pumpkin—Fiction. 5. Family life—New York (State)—New York—Fiction. 6. Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)—Fiction.] I. Bliss, Harry, date, ill. II. Title.
PZ7.J4134Dan 2012
2011019294
[Fic]—dc23
CIP
AC
12 13 14 15 16 CG/RRDH 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
First Edition
EPub Edition © MAY 2012 ISBN: 978-0-06-211438-9
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