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Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Luke, Lizzy, and the other children have escaped HorrorLand, but to get out of Panic Park, where they are now trapped, they must join forces with an old enemy to defeat a villain named The Menace and overcome a friend's treachery.
Author
Series
Goosebumps HorrorLand volume no. 7
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
©2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
Español
Description
"Michael Munroe está aprendiendo cosas nuevas esta semana: nunca confíes en una maestra que cree en monstruos; ni se te ocurra entrar en su casa; y mantente alejado del huevo gigante que tiene en su ático, sobre todo si estaś a punto de romper."--Publisher's description.
Michael Munroe learns to never trust a teacher that calls his students "Little Monsters" when he finds himself trapped in Horrorland after a lunch with the suspicious teacher....
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Jillian and Jackson freak out when they suddenly can read people's thoughts. But the trick turns to terror when the twins are stalked by a strange scientist who wants to know exactly what's on their minds. Will the twins ever lead normal lives again?"--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A loyal employee of an iconic California theme park questions the death of a popular and beloved Hollywood starlet on the park grounds while two other people with ties to the enterprise discuss why employees have been disappearing.
Author
Series
Five people you meet in Heaven volume 1
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
©2003
Language
Español
Description
Weaves three stories about 83-year-old Eddie, the head maintenance person at Ruby Point Amusement park. Eddie meets 5 individuals in heaven each with a story to share, a secret to reveal and a lesson. The have profound meanings for Eddie on the real purpose of his life.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 131
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"The Aldens visit the shore in New Jersey and help out at an amusement pier that is rumored to be unsafe"--
Author
Series
Dark House volume 1
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"Seven super fans have won the trip of a lifetime to meet the master of horror, legendary film director Justin Blake. But things quickly go from delightfully dark to dangerously deadly, when Ivy, Parker, Shayla, Natalie, Frankie, and Garth find themselves trapped in an abandoned amusement park. To earn a ticket out, they must face their darkest demons one ride at a time"--
29) Wet and wild!
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
©2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Fourth-grader George gets help from his friend Alex in trying to control the magic burps that take control and cause him to misbehave in funny ways, but when the class bully celebrates his birthday at a water park, anything can happen.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Abby and Peter are staying with Uncle Jonathan in an eerie old village. Their uncle knows a lot about Egyptian pyramids, and his living room even looks like an ancient tomb. Do other secrets lurk inside Uncle Jonathan's house? MUM's the word! Next, Abby and Peter will get all WRAPPED up in a terrifying mystery. Slappy the Dummy and other villains have been sighted in HorrorLand theme park. A monster named Byron might offer help . . . if they can find...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Fire
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The threat of blackmail lures sixteen-year-old aspiring photographer Ava and nine other teens--all with secrets they intend to protect whatever the cost--to an abandoned amusement park on Portgrave Pier, and when bad weather and magic cut them off from the mainland, Ava and the others begin turning on each other, one by one.
Author
Publisher
Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When Disney superfan and hopeless romantic Madison gets the chance to test run Disney's newest fully-immersive vacation destination that allows guests to become their favorite Disney character for a week, the eighteen-year-old college freshman jumps at the opportunity and begs her best friend Lanie to come along"--
Author
Publisher
MIRA Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"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...
34) Free fall
Author
Series
Quantico files volume 3
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"When dark-haired women across Virginia begin to suddenly disappear, FBI behavioral analyst Alex Donovan is tasked with hunting the kidnapper down. But when Alex herself is baited and abducted at an abandoned amusement park, her partner Logan Hart and the BAU team fear Alex might not make it out alive this time"--
Author
Series
Five people you meet in Heaven volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In this enchanting sequel to the No. 1 best seller The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom tells the story of Annie - the little girl Eddie saved on Ruby Pier--and the five people she meets in heaven, where she is reunited with Eddie in a surprising and unforgettable novel of how our lives and losses intersect"--
"In this enchanting sequel to the number one bestseller The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom tells the story of Eddie's...
Author
Series
Rabbit factor volume 2
Publisher
Orenda Books
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Insurance mathematician Henri Koskinen has finally restored order both to his life and you YouMeFun, the adventure park he now owns, when a man from the past appears - and turns everything upside down again. More problems arise when the park's equipment supplier is taken over by a shady trio with confusing demands. Why won't Toy of Finland Ltd sell the new Moose Chute to Henri when he nees it as the park's main attraction? Meanwhile, Henri's relationship...
Author
Series
Hardy Boys secret files volume 9
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Frank and Joe are excited to learn that Thrill Kingdom, their local amusement park, is having a contest for kids to design a brand-new ride. And they're even more excited that their friend Phil is entering. But on the day of the contest, someone ruins Phil's roller coaster contest entry. Since it had been kept in a locked room while awaiting final judging it's up to Frank and Joe to figure out the twists and turns of this coaster caper!
38) Hot dog girl
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
A lovesick teenager schemes to win the heart of her crush at her amusement park summer job, all while dressed as a hot dog.
Elouise (Lou) Parker just landed a job at Magic Castle Playland-- as a giant dancing hot dog. Her crush, the dreamy Diving Pirate Nick, already has a girlfriend, who is literally the Princess of the park. Her best friend Seeley, the carousel operator, isn't interested in Lou's attempts to set her up with the perfect girl, or...
Author
Series
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Tuesday Knight's dream of Broadway stardom has flopped, leaving her unemployed and brokenhearted. Ready to quit kissing frogs and make her own happily-ever-after, she takes a job as a princess in Everland, Georgia's historical amusement park. Mayor Beau Marino lives an unenchanted existence-all work, no play-which is fine by him. After his marriage ended in disaster, the last thing he wants in his life is more drama. But Everland's new free spirit...
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
p2009
Language
English
Description
When Mary Alice Brannigan comes home to Ohio to restore the Dreamland amusement park, she doesn't expect to fall in love with a clown. Nor does she expect to find that she's the newest recruit in the Guardia, an elite team of demon fighters formed centuries before to guard the five Untouchables, the most powerful demons in the history of the world, now imprisoned right there in Dreamland.
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