Sixteen-year-old Ellie wishes that her potentially prize-winning pumpkin would gain 200 more pounds in time for the Rock River Pumpkin Weigh-In. And she wishes that she could lose 20 or so pounds herself so that she could work up the courage to make friends with Wes--the cute new guy at school. She's well on her way to winning big on all counts--until frost and pumpkin thieves attack!