Pumpkinstein: A Halloween Adventure

Halloween is getting close, and this year the pumpkin growing contest is expected to be the best one in the history of King George County. The Stein family is hoping to win the contest again after many years. The competition is fierce, but the Stein family's pumpkin growing experiment is promising to produce the biggest pumpkin in the history of King George County. It is electronically monitored, and finely controlled and the weather station always keeps them one step ahead of the weather. The question is, will a lightning strike ruin the experiment, or is it just what was needed to make it work? In a re-visitation of the theme of Frankenstein, written for children, the author makes the reader consider whether it is right to judge someone solely on the basis of appearance. The reactions of the characters reveal much about human nature and how children and adults can see things differently. Will the nobility of heart of a strange but innocent creature be understood, or will hate and fear win out?