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Language
English
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Description
An accomplished executive with a troubled past navigates a new relationship with her boss . . . but she's about to learn that love is a roller coaster ride.To the world, amusement park executive Hailey Ashton is a woman on her way up. Few know that beneath her tough exterior, she leads a life of quiet emptiness in the shadow of her gorgeous sister. Then Hailey meets Tyler Scott, her wealthy, self-assured new boss and the single father...
2) Joyland
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Description
A bitter eighty-three-year-old war veteran who believes his life is meaningless dies while trying to save a little girl's life and finds himself in heaven, where five people from his past--some loved ones, some strangers--explain what his years on Earth really meant, and whether or not he succeeded in saving the child.
Author
Series
Dreamland billionaires volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Rowan: I'm in the business of creating fairy tales. Theme parks. Production companies. Five-star hotels. Everything could be all mine if I renovated Dreamland. My initial idea of hiring Zahra was good in theory, but then I kissed her. Zahra: After submitting a drunk proposal criticizing Dreamland's most expensive ride, I should have been fired. Instead, Rowan Kane offered me a dream job. The catch? I had to work for the most difficult boss I'd ever...
6) X-plosion
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
150 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Frank and Joe must trail pro skater Cody Zane, brought to Galaxy X for the grand opening, and find out who would want to end his career just as it's about to explode.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the Franklin Middle School's sixth grade arrives at the amusement park, they find that the electronic cards that serve as all purpose tickets and game trackers have disappeared, so Sam, Egg, Gum, and Cat set out to solve the mystery and save the class field trip--and it is up to the reader to determine the course of their investigation.
9) Swamplandia!
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve year old Ava must travel into the Underworld part of the swamp 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...
Author
Series
Goosebumps HorrorLand volume 3
Pub. Date
2008
Lexile measure
390L
Physical Desc
137 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Matt Daniels battles a mysterious substance called Monster Blood that makes things grow, and then visits HorrorLand amusement park, where some of his friends disappear.
Author
Series
Heaven volume 2
Lexile measure
HL 630L
Language
English
Description
"Fifteen years ago, in Mitch Albom's beloved novel, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, the world fell in love with Eddie, a grizzled war veteran- turned-amusement park mechanic who died saving the life of a young girl named Annie. Eddie's journey to heaven taught him that every life matters. Now, in this magical sequel, Mitch Albom reveals Annie's story. The accident that killed Eddie left an indelible mark on Annie. It took her left hand, which...
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Lexile measure
400L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (81 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
The Haunted House ride at Fun City is rumored to be haunted by the ghost of someone who died there, and when Samantha Archer and her friends get trapped inside they need to find the truth.
14) Galaxy X
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
164 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
A new theme park is about to open, but someone wants to stop it. The park's owner has received threatening e-mails, and accidents are becoming more frequent. Frank and Joe must find the saboteur or someone could get seriously hurt.
Author
Series
Goosebumps HorrorLand volume 12
Lexile measure
370L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The kids trapped in HorrorLand thought they had reason enough to panic. That was before they reached Panic Park - a perilous place that makes HorrorLand seem like HappyLand. Now they must find a way to end this scary journey, once and for all. All of HorrorLand's shocking secrets will finally be revealed ... but can the kids ever make it out alive?
18) Goes wild
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
500L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (175 pages) : illustrations.
Language
English
Description
The fifth grade is going on a trip to the opening of Wacky Wilf's Wild Adventure Park, but when their teacher Mr. Hyde gets spooked on the ghost train and transforms into the Creature, Jake and his friends have to figure out a way to get him to change back--and keep his secret safe from the nasty principal, Mrs. Blunt.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
370L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Hamster and his friends go looking for some cool, wet, wild fun at the Water Kingdom waterpark, Hamster and his new friend, Holly, challenge two dogs to a race down the waterslide. Can they win?
20) Dragon Ops
Author
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
377 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Ian is thrilled to beta test the mixed-reality version of his favorite game, but unless he, his sister, Lilli, and their cousin Derek defeat the dragon, it will be game over.