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1) Fat Tuesday
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"Burke Basile is a cop with nothing left to lose. Haunted by his partner's death, his marriage and his career over, he focuses on his nemesis, Pinkie Duvall, a flamboyant attorney who helps killers evade justice. Burke's shocking revenge centers around kidnapping Remy, the lawyer's trophy wife. But Burke hasn't planned on the electric attraction he'll feel for this desperate woman, who rose from the slums of New Orleans to marry a man she can never...
2) The chef
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Police detective by day, celebrity food truck chef by night, now Caleb Rooney has a new title: Most Wanted. In the Carnival days leading up Mardi Gras, Detective Caleb Rooney comes under investigation for a murder he is accused of committing in the line of duty--as a Major Crimes detective for the New Orleans Police Department. Has his sideline at the Killer Chef food truck given him a taste for murder? While fighting the charges against him, Rooney...
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With 20 exciting mini-games all in one package, Carnival Games brings the party back for the entire family - now on Nintendo Switch! - CARNIVAL GAMES EVERYWHERE: With Nintendo Switch, Carnival Games is a game for everyone and for everywhere. - A MULTIPLAYER PARTY: Bring your family and friends in on the fun for a true Carnival Games party. - PLAY, WIN, GET REWARDS: Play games, win tickets, and trade them in for new outfits for your carnival guest...
4) Carnival
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"The bright colors and lively festivities of Carnival are yearly traditions in Latin America. In this book, readers will learn about the history and meaning behind Carnival, as well as the ways in which it is celebrated on the mainland of South and Central America and in the Caribbean islands. Huge parades, costumes with feathers and gems, and native music make Carnival a very special time in Latin America. Learning about how Carnival is celebrated...
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A strange carnival brings terror to the population of a small midwestern town. Few American novels written this century have endured in the heart and mind, as has this one Ray Bradbury's incomparable masterwork of the dark fantastic. A carnival rolls in sometime after the midnight hour on a chill Midwestern October eve, ushering in Halloween a week before its time. A calliope's shrill siren song beckons to all with a seductive promise of dreams and...
6) Geek love
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"The story of a carnival family, the Binewskis, who save their traveling 'Carnival Fabulon' from bankruptcy by giving birth to fabulous freaks--the children born to Lil Binewski after she ingests drugs, insecticides, arsenic, radioisotopes, anything to make her babies more 'special.'"--Cover.
7) Glitter bomb
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An exploding Mardi Gras float has got to be the strangest murder weapon scrappy sleuth Carmela Bertrand has ever encountered in this latest Scrapbooking Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author. It's Mardi Gras in New Orleans and scrapbook shop owner Carmela Bertrand is excited to be attending the Pluvius Parade along with her best friend Ava. Carmela's ex-husband Shamus rides by the duo on his float at the head of the parade, when suddenly...
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"The sights, sounds and tastes of vibrant Saint Lucia come to life in this cumulative #OwnVoices tale of a girl's journey to Carnival. When a series of unexpected delays disrupts her journey to the big parade, Melba must adjust both her expectations and her route to the festivities. Who will she meet and what will she learn along the way?"--Amazon.
10) Bisa's Carnaval
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In the city of Olinda, Brazil, Clara is looking forward to the Carnaval street parade, with the colorful, fantastic costumes that her great-grandmother makes for the family--but her Bisa is too old to follow the parade, so Clara decides to bring the parade to her.
11) Keepsake crimes
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From the author of the popular Tea Shop Mysteries comes the first in a cozy crafting mystery series!
New Orleans scrapbooking shop owner Carmela Bertrand delights her customers with her stunning arrangements of their scrapbooks. But among her clients’ keepsakes she finds a tip of her own—about a murder...
Business is booming and life is cozy for Carmela at her scrapbooking shop, Memory Mine. But when one of the...
New Orleans scrapbooking shop owner Carmela Bertrand delights her customers with her stunning arrangements of their scrapbooks. But among her clients’ keepsakes she finds a tip of her own—about a murder...
Business is booming and life is cozy for Carmela at her scrapbooking shop, Memory Mine. But when one of the...
13) Death swatch
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Jekyl Hardy is hosting a Mardi Gras party in his French Quarter apartment, amid Zydeco rhythms and popping champagne corks. On a wild night like this, anything can happen. The guests--including scrapbook-store owner Carmela Bertrand--never imagine it will be murder. But as the evening progresses, Jekyl's neighbor, float designer Archie Baudier, is found on the balcony choked to death with a barbed wire garrote. Buried up to her neck in strange clues,...
14) Carnival
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Of all the holidays celebrated across the modern world, Carnival might be the most boisterous, and possibly the most fun. In the Christian religion, from Eastern Europe to the Americas, Carnival offers revelers an opportunity to celebrate the pleasures of life. Carnival is known for its exuberance, color, creativity, and culture. In many countries people celebrate the holiday with lavish parades, jubilant dancing, and nonstop music. Parade participants...
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It's Mardi Gras time and Fortune is looking forward to seeing the spectacle firsthand. When a visitor to Sinful is murdered during the celebration there, Fortune, Ida Belle, and Gertie start looking into the woman, and the family in Sinful she came to visit. The investigation sends them to New Orleans, right at the height of the Mardi Gras celebration. But instead of relaxing a little and enjoying the festivities, Fortune can't shake the feeling that...
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"Carnival is a holiday celebrated in many different countries, but Latin America has some of the biggest festivals in the world. This book teaches young readers all about carnival, from its history rooted in Catholic tradition to its outrageous costumes and decorations."--
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Encyclopedia Brown volume 27
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Encyclopedia Brown takes on cases of giant diamonds, lazy lions, a country singer, and of course a trip to the carnival. Following the classic Encyclopedia Brown formula, this installment presents ten mysteries, complete with answers at the end of the book that allow the reader to solve the cases along with the boy detective.
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Learn all about the holiday of Mardi Gras. What is Fat Tuesday? What is Ash Wednesday? How is Mardi Gras linked to Saturnalia and Lupercalia? What are the Mardi Gras traditions? How is Mardi Gras celebrated in New Orleans and around the world? The answers to all of these questions and more are covered in depth with detailed graphics, diagrams and exciting video that reinforce important concepts and make learning fun.
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This twelfth edition of this book introduces nearly 100 new patterns and 300 replacement photographs, bringing this edition's total to over 2,000 colorful patterns. Grading information as well as a section on base/feet identification are included, plus, an all-new section on miniatures has been added. The bound-in-price guide includes virtually every piece of carnival glass ever made with prices given for various colors in each pattern. A multitude...