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Pumpkinheads
by Rainbow Rowell
Illustrator: Faith Erin Hicks
Ages: 12+
Published: 2019
Publisher: First Second/Roaring Brook Press/Holtzbrinck/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-1-62672-162-3
Keywords: Coming of Age, Graphic format, Diversity, Teenagers, LGBTQ
On their last night as employees at the Pumpkin Patch, Josiah and Deja reminisce and explore various friendships and romances. Watercolor ink with digital pencil and color.