Carnival in a Fix

By Philip Reeve, Sarah McIntyre (Illustrator)

Part of the Not-So-Impossible Tales series

A young girl helps her friends solve a mystery at a funfair on the moon.

5.3/7 Bookroo expert·4.0/5 Goodreads · 247 ratings

212 pages· 17,736 words· Est. 2.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Emily lives on Funfair Moon, a thrilling amusement park in space. But when the inspector arrives, chaos ensues—rides malfunction, gravity flips, and mysterious spiny balls appear. With the park's future at stake, can Emily restore order before it's too late? Dive into a world of humor and adventure as Emily races against time to save her home.

From the publisher

Funfair Moon, the outer space amusement park where Emily lives, has the highest roller coasters, the most dizzying Tilt-A-Whirls, and the scariest ghost train in the galaxy. Normally, Emily’s heroes Jinks and O’Hare keep it in tip-top shape. But the day the funfair inspector comes, everything goes wrong. Peeploid’s Merry-Go-Round and Fudge Shoppe is spinning out of control, gravity has reversed on the biggest slide, and there are strange little spiny black balls all over the place! Can Emily help fix the carnival before the inspector closes it for good?

At a glance

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 212
Words: 17,736
Reading age: 7–10
Audience: Juvenile Reader
Lexile: 910L

Themes & topics

Books about marine life Books about sea creatures Books about amusement parks Books about outer space Books about space travel

For the grown-ups

The parent guide

What families may want to know

Every family reads differently. These are the concepts our editors noticed in this book — worth seeking out for some readers, worth knowing about for others. The list isn't exhaustive, but it's a spoiler-light head start.

Language

No use of profanity, but some name calling ("idiot" and "twit").

Violence

There's a ghost in this story without a head attached.

After the last page

Talk about it together

Emily knows what she likes and what job she wants when she grows up, and she even asks to “shadow” the repair team at the amusement park she loves. Have a fun talk with your child about what they like to do, what kind of careers they might like, and some practical goals or steps they could take to make it there.

What readers & critics say

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5.3

“This book is the story of a chaos-filled day at an out-of-this-world amusement park! An especially perfect read for kiddos who love to tinker. I love that Emily knows her passion and works hard to make it happen. She shows a lot of bravery and courage in order to save the theme park!”

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