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Novels that take place in/feature amusement parks, zoos and circuses.
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The Night Circus
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Erin Morgenstern (Goodreads Author)
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Water for Elephants
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Sara Gruen (Goodreads Author)
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Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)
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Harley in the Sky
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Akemi Dawn Bowman (Goodreads Author)
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Circus of the Dead: Book 1
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Kimberly Loth (Goodreads Author)
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Something Wicked This Way Comes
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Showtime (Marvelle Circus, #1)
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Chloe Kayne (Goodreads Author)
3.60 avg rating — 257 ratings
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The Lost World (Jurassic Park, #2)
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FantasticLand
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Mike Bockoven (Goodreads Author)
3.84 avg rating — 49,306 ratings
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Pantomime (Micah Grey, #1)
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L.R. Lam (Goodreads Author)
3.91 avg rating — 3,375 ratings
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Dream Park (Dream Park, #1)
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Paper Towns
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John Green (Goodreads Author)
3.70 avg rating — 1,477,090 ratings
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Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
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Cory Doctorow (Goodreads Author)
3.56 avg rating — 14,089 ratings
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The Circus of Adventure (Adventure, #7)
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The Great Zoo of China
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Caraval (Caraval, #1)
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Stephanie Garber (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 835,590 ratings
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Nights at the Circus
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Spectaccolo
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Three Words Cursed
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Nikki Chartier (Goodreads Author)
3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Utopia
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That Time I Joined the Circus
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J.J. Howard (Goodreads Author)
3.61 avg rating — 2,023 ratings
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Westworld
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Dreamland
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Kevin Baker (Goodreads Author)
3.72 avg rating — 1,883 ratings
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Circus Mirandus
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Cassie Beasley (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 10,809 ratings
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Fünf Freunde beim Wanderzirkus (Fünf Freunde, #5)
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Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare (Cirque du Freak, #1)
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Darren Shan (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 63,476 ratings
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Circus Days Again
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4.07 avg rating — 620 ratings
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The Wanderers (The Wanderers, #1)
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Kate Ormand (Goodreads Author)
3.43 avg rating — 238 ratings
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The Fires of Heaven (The Wheel of Time, #5)
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Gorky Park (Arkady Renko, #1)
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The Anteater of Death (A Gunn Zoo Mystery, #1)
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The Koala of Death (A Gunn Zoo Mystery, #2)
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Magic for Nothing (InCryptid, #6)
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Seanan McGuire (Goodreads Author)
4.23 avg rating — 5,536 ratings
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Geek Love
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3.95 avg rating — 72,225 ratings
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The Free Lunch
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The Book of Speculation
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Erika Swyler (Goodreads Author)
3.61 avg rating — 38,776 ratings
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Dreamland
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Murder on St. Mark's Place (Gaslight Mystery, #2)
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Swamplandia!
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Karen Russell (Goodreads Author)
3.28 avg rating — 59,853 ratings
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Dream Land
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3.24 avg rating — 49 ratings
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The Museum of Extraordinary Things
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Alice Hoffman (Goodreads Author)
3.77 avg rating — 56,521 ratings
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Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti
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The Book of Houdini
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Joyland
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Stephen King (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 176,644 ratings
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A Nightmare on Clown Street (Goosebumps Most Wanted, #7)
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R.L. Stine (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 1,008 ratings
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Finn the Wolfhound
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Little Black Goes to the Circus (Little Black Pony, #2)
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4.02 avg rating — 163 ratings
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Circus Shoes (Shoes, #3)
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Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives
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The California Voodoo Game (Dream Park, #3)
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The Circus Train Conspiracy (The Railway Detective #14)
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Our Zoo
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Goldenland Past Dark
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Shadowlands
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Erin Farwell (Goodreads Author)
4.42 avg rating — 24 ratings
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Bad Elephant Far Stream
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Samuel Hawley (Goodreads Author)
4.51 avg rating — 84 ratings
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The Nobody Show
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Jonathan Dunne (Goodreads Author)
4.21 avg rating — 155 ratings
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CivilWarLand in Bad Decline
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Finvarra's Circus
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Geek's Guide to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando
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Mary deSilva (Goodreads Author)
3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Slayground (Parker, #14)
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The Electric Woman: A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts
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Tessa Fontaine (Goodreads Author)
3.91 avg rating — 1,506 ratings
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A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell, #1)
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Deanna Raybourn (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 57,868 ratings
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Tricks for Free (InCryptid, #7)
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Seanan McGuire (Goodreads Author)
4.22 avg rating — 4,948 ratings
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Für fünfzig Pfennig um die Welt. Die Hagenbeckschen Völkerschauen
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The Life She Was Given
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Ellen Marie Wiseman (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 52,206 ratings
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We Walked the Sky
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Merren and the Heron
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Tony Dow (Goodreads Author)
4.71 avg rating — 21 ratings
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Such a Pretty Smile
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Kristi DeMeester (Goodreads Author)
3.35 avg rating — 5,398 ratings
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Suspended (The Vagabond Circus, #1)
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Sarah Noffke (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 406 ratings
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If I Ran the Circus
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The Phoenix Keeper
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S.A. MacLean (Goodreads Author)
3.83 avg rating — 9,223 ratings
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The Weight of Air
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Kimberly Duffy (Goodreads Author)
3.99 avg rating — 796 ratings
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The Barsoom Project (Dream Park, #2)
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Dreamworld
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The Snake Charm
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L.R. Lam (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 137 ratings
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The Pack (The Wanderers, #2)
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Kate Ormand (Goodreads Author)
3.72 avg rating — 32 ratings
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Universal Orlando Magic Tips 2016: Saving Time and Money at Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure (Orlando Saving Wizard Book 2)
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Mary deSilva (Goodreads Author)
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The Mermaid's Child
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Jo Baker (Goodreads Author)
2.95 avg rating — 864 ratings
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Curious Toys
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The Zookeeper's Daughter
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Two Little Shoes
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A Proper Pursuit
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Lynn Austin (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 8,537 ratings
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The Rabbit Factory (Lomax & Biggs, #1)
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Marshall Karp (Goodreads Author)
4.17 avg rating — 2,943 ratings
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The Tarot Reader
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L.R. Lam (Goodreads Author)
4.30 avg rating — 71 ratings
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Escape from the Mouse Trap! 2015: Orlando Activities to Escape from Walt Disney World
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Mary deSilva (Goodreads Author)
3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
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The Llama of Death (A Gunn Zoo Mystery, #3)
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Circus of Wonders
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Elizabeth Macneal (Goodreads Author)
3.63 avg rating — 10,037 ratings
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The Ringmaster's Secret (Nancy Drew, #31)
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Escape from the Mouse Trap! 2016: Orlando Activities to Escape Walt Disney World
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Mary deSilva (Goodreads Author)
3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Mrs. Pollifax Pursued (Mrs. Pollifax, #11)
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Universal Orlando Magic Tips 2015: Saving Time and Money at Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure (Orlando Saving Wizard Series)
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Mary deSilva (Goodreads Author)
3.94 avg rating — 17 ratings
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The Pilo Family Circus
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The Moon Maze Game
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Destiny on the Tracks
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Drake Braxton (Goodreads Author)
3.94 avg rating — 17 ratings
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The Circus of Dr. Lao
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A Son of the Circus
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John Irving (Goodreads Author)
3.67 avg rating — 21,201 ratings
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Coastal Disturbance (Rachel Porter, #7)
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Jessica Speart (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 99 ratings
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We Were the Mulvaneys
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The House on Circus Hill
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Talk of the Town
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Lisa Wingate (Goodreads Author)
3.74 avg rating — 6,305 ratings
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101 friends
101 friends
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2401 books
32 friends
32 friends
Chloe
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143 friends
143 friends
Karen
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19 friends
19 friends
Carolina
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64 friends
64 friends
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