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Me and the Pumpkin Queen

by Marlane Kennedy · 2007 · 181 pages

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Mildred's Guide to Growing a Giant Pumpkin

1. Get the right seeds. These days, no one grows a Pumpkin Show winner without Howard Dill's Atlantic Giant seeds.

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2. Convince your dad that having a pumpkin patch in your backyard is a good idea.

3. Make sure that your dogs stay far, far away from your seedlings.

4. Don't let your busybody aunt interfere with your "pumpkin obsession," no matter how much she wishes you were interested in boys or clothes or anythingother than pumpkins.

5. Find a best friend who can help out in a pinch.

6. Never, ever, ever give up.

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Genre
literary fictionhumor
Themes
griefgardening
Setting
2000s
Audience
childrensmiddle grade
Length
short · 181 pages

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