amusement parks

When her happily-ever-after life with boyfriend Jake falls apart, college student Alyssa, who works as Cinderella at a theme park during the summer, must pull herself back together and prove she is more than just a pretty princess.

"There's a fin-tastic new ride at Dregoland, Shark Point's amazing amusement park. It's the most terrifying, dorsal-defying scare fest in the whole wide ocean! And guess what? Whoever loses the most shark teeth in Harry Hammer's class will get to go on the ride before anyone else--and meet superstar wrestler Gregor the Gnasher! Harry and his archnemesis, Rick Reef, are tied for first place, but will Harry pull it off (or out?) and win the contest?"--Provided by publisher.

"Aven Green loves to tell people that she lost her arms in an alligator wrestling match, or a wildfire in Tanzania, but the truth is she was born without them. And when her parents take a job running Stagecoach Pass, a rundown western theme park in Arizona, Aven moves with them across the country knowing that she'll have to answer the question over and over again. Her new life takes an unexpected turn when she bonds with Connor, a classmate who also feels isolated because of his own disability, and they discover a room at Stagecoach Pass that holds bigger secrets than Aven ever could have imagined. It's hard to solve a mystery, help a friend, and face your worst fears. But Aven's about to discover she can do it all . . . even without arms."--Provided by publisher.

Alexander's class is going on a field trip to an amusement park called Safety Land with really slow, boring rides--but this is Stermont, and when a weird magician tells Alexander and his friends that the roller coaster is haunted things start to get a lot more interesting.

Alan Grant and Ellie Sattler return to Isla Nubar to help the U.S. and Costa Rican governments contain the out-of-control dinosaurs in Jurassic Park, but the officials in charge refuse to listen to their warnings that there are more raptors at loose on the island that must be found before it is too late.

In the fast-paced, high-stakes conclusion to Caragh M. O'Brien's Vault of Dreamers trilogy, Rosie travels to a derelict theme park to shut down dream mining once and for all. Driven by fear when Dean Berg kidnaps her family, Rosie Sinclair strikes out across the country to rescue them. When an elusive trail leads her to Grisly Valley, the contaminated ruin of a horror theme park, Rosie has to consider that Berg may once again be manipulating her every move to make her fearful, priming her for a final, lethal dream mining procedure. As Rosie struggles to outmaneuver Berg, she unearths the ultimate vault of dreamers and the hint of a consciousness more powerful and dangerous than any she's imagined before. Faced with unspeakable suffering and otherworldly beauty, Rosie must discover how to trust her mind, her friends, and reality itself.

Simple text and illustrations tell the stories of four haunted amusement parks found throughout the world.

"It is time for a class trip, and all Hubie's friends want to go to the amusement park. But Hubie doesn't. Waiting in long lines? Rides named after natural disasters? There's nothing amusing about that. Today is going to be a real roller coaster ride."--Back cover.

"Teens will learn how to land a role-playing job, performing in character with guests or onstage. Also covered are the many areas in which teens can exercise their interests away from the spotlight. Readers will learn how to leverage such skills as acting, dancing, and sewing to nail an interview, audition, or future career in or out of the theme park environment"--Provided by publisher.

New Mexico middle-schooler Augie Hobble grapples with adolescence, paranormal mysteries, an overdue Creative Arts project, and heartbreaking loss while living and working in his father's theme park, Fairy Tale Place.