A fun read. ( )

I found this to be a bit boring, it would probably be more interesting to those who did grow up on the east coast or those who knew Palisades Park. Being a west coast native, all I knew of the park was the through the song by Freddy Cannon. Thought Molokai was his best. ( )

Ten Stars! ( )

Three generations of one family share an intertwined history with Palisades Park in New Jersey. The family is fictitious, but the events surrounding the park are true history. ( )

(Fiction, Historical, American)

The real Palisades Amusement Park in New Jersey, just across the Hudson River from New York City, saw millions of visitors in its life 1898 – 1971. It was immortalized in Freddy Cannon’s 1962 hit of the same name.

Brennert has created a novel that could well be the biography of generations of those who worked and/or owned the concessions and made the park their second home during the summer months.

Read this if: you remember having fun at Palisades Park or another large privately-owner amusement park. 3½ stars ( )