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Children's book by Marlane Kennedy

Me and the Pumpkin Queen is a 2007 children's novel by Marlane Kennedy with cover art by Marla Frazee, following the story of Mildred and her best friend, Jacob, two preteens who work to grow a pumpkin worthy of winning an upcoming contest in honour of Mildred's deceased mother, a former "Pumpkin Queen" of their small rural town.

Me and the Pumpkin Queen was first published in hardcover by Greenwillow Books, An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers. The book's subject is inspired by Kennedy's youthful familiarity with the Circleville Pumpkin Show.^[1] The book has been chosen as a Junior Library Guild Selection.^[2] Santa Monica Public Library also lists the book as recommended reading for kids.^[3]

Plot

Eleven-year-old Mildred grieves the loss of her beloved mother when she was younger and struggles to get along with her pushy Aunt Arlene, who wants Mildred to be more feminine and matu