BOOk Pumpkins!

Want to make a terrifying jack o'lantern for Hallowen? Well, all year long we've been hearing how dark and scary YA is, so book-themed carvings are a logical choice! Use the patterns below or design your own, then be sure to

enter the contest at YA Highway

to win some great ARCs!

What could be more terrifying than banned books like

Speak

,

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

, and

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

?

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Get your chills and thrills with science fiction and dystopians like

Across The Universe

,

Crossed

,

Divergent

, and

Hourglass

:

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Beware the paranormals like

Hemlock

,

Hex Hall

, and

Hush Hush

...

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and those horrifying books with fantasy or magical realism elements, like

Going Bovine

,

If I Stay

,

The Scorpio Races

, and

Daughter of Smoke and Bone

. *shivers*

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But most of all, watch out for the naughty kids over in the contemporary section, with books like

Anna and the French Kiss

,

Shut Out

,

Wanderlove

,

How To Save A Life

,

Thirteen Reasons Why

,

Under The Mesquite

, and

Paper Towns

. There's KISSING in these books, guys!

*screams*

*runs away*

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eta: carved examples are

here

!

How to use these patterns: 

1. Click the image to expand, then right click and save to your computer (or

download them all at once in a PDF

).

2. Print at whatever size fits your pumpkin, then pin the pattern to it.

3. Use a toothpick to poke holes around the edges of the design (more holes = easier to see the lines).

4. Remove the pattern and rub a small amount of flour over the holes to make them show up better.

5. Carve, take a picture, and

post the link at YA Highway

!

See how they turned out

here

.

Fine print:

Please do not sell or distribute these patterns. I own zero rights to the source images. These patterns are intended for fun only.

In other words, I'm not making money off of these. Please don't sue me.