"George Beard and Harold Hutchins are getting ready for the best holiday ever: Halloween, of course. But their dreams of costumes, candy, and haunted houses go down the drain when Mr. Krupp and Melvin make Halloween illegal! That's when George and Harold come up with Hack-A-Ween, a totally legal spin-off of Halloween. But will disguises, hack-e'-lanterns, and sneak-or-snacking fill the pumpkin-shape holes in their lives? And, more importantly, can Captain Underpants defeat the living Halloween decorations that are trying to destroy the town?"--Back cover.