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"Eddie is a grizzled war veteran who feels trapped in a meaningless life of fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. Then, on his 83rd birthday, Eddie dies in a tragic accident, trying to save a little girl from a falling cart. With his final breath, he feels two small hands in his -- then nothing. He awakens in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a lush Garden of Eden, but a place where your earthly life is explained to you by five...
2) Duck
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
Description
Duck happily raises a duckling that has wandered into the amusement park where she is a carousel animal, but finds that she cannot teach what she herself has always longed to do--fly--and sets out to find real ducks to instruct him.
3) Wonder Park
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Paramount Animation
Language
English
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"A young girl named June with a big imagination makes an incredible discovery -- the amusement park of her dreams has come to life. Filled with the world's wildest rides operated by fun-loving animals the excitement never ends. But when trouble hits, June and her misfit team of furry friends begin an unforgettable journey to save the park." --container.
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Series
Boxcar children mysteries volume 25
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English
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The Aldens search for carousel horses that have disappeared from an amusement park.
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English
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Hailey Ashton projects an image that she's on top of everything, but no one realizes that she lives a life of quiet emptiness -- not ready to have a relationship, not willing to give herself body and soul to a man. Never able to compete with her younger sister, the thoughtless beauty of the family, Hailey opted to be the "good girl." But when she meets Tyler Scott -- her rich, attractive new boss -- she longs to be anything but good. She wants to...
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Series
You are small volume 3
Publisher
Two Lions
Edition
First edition.
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English
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Two fuzzy creatures go to an amusement park and discover that being frightened may not be as scary as one thinks.
8) Swamplandia!
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
Twelve year old Ava must travel into the Underworld part of the smamp in order to save her family's dynasty of Bigtree alligator wresting. This novel takes us to the swamps of the Florida Everglades, and introduces us to Ava Bigtree, an unforgettable young heroine. The Bigtree alligator wrestling dynasty is in decline, and Swamplandia!, their island home and gator wrestling theme park, formerly no. 1 in the region, is swiftly being encroached upon...
9) The aquanaut
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Series
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Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Edition
First edition.
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English
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"Ever since her father was lost at sea, Sophia has been moping around Aqualand, a marine theme park. But Sophia's world is turned upside-down when an aquanaut breaks into the park's research lab.To her amazement, Sophia discovers that the aquanaut is not what it seems: inside lives a band of goofy sea creatures! And when they all realize that Aqualand is more sinister than advertised, Sophia is determined to help the aquanaut crew free the park's...
10) Happy: a novel
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Publisher
Astra House
Edition
First edition.
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English
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"For fans of Vikas Swarup and Charles Yu, the story of a starry-eyed cinephile who leaves his rural village in Punjab to pursue his dreams-a formally daring debut novel set against the global migration crisis"--
11) Joyland
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Series
Hard case crime book volume HCC-112
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English
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Set in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, Joyland tells the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and the ways both will change his life forever.
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Series
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Ripley Publishing, a Jim Pattison Company
Language
English
Description
Did you know that there's a roller coaster 456 feet tall? Easy to read, fun to see, and filled with amazing things, kids (even reluctant readers) will love Ripley Readers Roller Coasters! With stunning photography and fun, easy-to-read writing, this Level 3 book covers everything from the first roller coasters to G-forces. It's all true and unbelievable! Ripley Level 3 Readers are perfect for kids who are beginning to read on their own.
13) Happy paws
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Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
While Layla and her three Bots (Beep, Boop, and Bop) are setting up for their rock band's performance, she gets some bad news, Happy Days Amusement Park is closing; Layla thinks she has the perfect solution: turn the place into an amusement park for dogs--but the new rides have to pass a safety inspection before Happy Paws Amusement Park can open.
14) Wonder Park
Publisher
Paramount
Edition
Widescreen edition
Language
English
Description
One magical day, June is running through the woods to find her way home where she discovers an old rollercoaster car and climbs inside. She suddenly finds herself in Wonderland, an amusement park she had created in her mind and put aside. All of her rides and characters are brought to life but are falling into disarray without her. Now, with the help of her fun and lovable park characters, June will have to put the wonder back in Wonderland before...
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Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
This tells how Alton Towers launched Oblivion, the world's first vertical drop roller-coaster. Alton Towers has been successful in pulling in families, but is losing its thrill-seeking customers. Marketing staff hope Oblivion will change all that. Much of their 5m marketing budget goes on a TV advert campaign for the new ride. The advert has to be exciting enough to appeal to teenagers, but not so scary that it will put off families. They use public...
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Full screen version.
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English
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Meet Darby who more than anything else in the world just wants to have fun. He learns about the Wonderful Land of Ha's, an amusement park with a wizard promising to make dreams come true. Darby is determined to go, making a choice that will change his life forever. Will it be worth all Darby has given up?
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English
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"Raised in a quiet rural community, Anna has always been taught that her mamma's rules are the only path to follow. But, on her 18th birthday, she defies her mamma for the first time in her life and goes to Astroland. She's never been allowed to visit Florida's biggest theme park, so why, when she arrives, does everything about it seem so familiar? And is there a connection to the mysterious letter she receives that same day--a letter addressing her...
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