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Meet Me at Jimmy's Arcade: Nostalgia and Musings From an 80's Kid Who Accidentally Solved a Murder Kindle Edition

by Grant Fieldgrove (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 35 ratings
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Bakersfield, California, 1990.
Local high school student Bebe-Lynn Sanders is missing. Each day that passes causes more and more worry for the entire town. She was seen cutting through Quailwood Park on her way to rent a movie the morning she vanished. Her last appearance was later that night outside the popular hangout, Jimmy's Arcade. No one knows where she went. No one knows what happened.
Join mildly-idiotic kids Grant Fieldgrove and Roxy Roxburgh as they stumble, scheme, and steamroll their way through Bakersfield in the late 80s and early 90s, desperately on the hunt for a Nintendo, fake earrings from Miller's Outpost, tickets to see Vanilla Ice at the Civic Auditorium, and the ever-elusive holy grail - a porno mag! And, of course, Bebe-Lynn.
Meet Me at Jimmy's Arcade is a hilarious and heartbreaking romp through a small California town way back when, filled with nostalgic stories, humor, mystery, arcades, and malls. You won't want to miss it! So sit back, grab a Jolt Cola and a three-foot-long licorice rope, and enjoy the ride.
Bebe Forever & Long Live the Arcade!
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    April 19, 2023
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BX744N1X
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Watch the Sky (April 19, 2023)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 19, 2023
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 15229 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 230 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 35 ratings

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Grant Fieldgrove

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Grant Fieldgrove was born in Bakersfield, CA at the tail end of the rockin' 1970's! After successfully avoiding work and responsibility for over twenty years, he finally landed a job soul-crushing enough to, after several years of procrastination, finally make him settle down and follow his dream of being an awesome writer of only life-changing, high brow literature...when that didn't work, he took to comedy.

He still lives in Bakersfield with his wife Julie and his son McClane, who is non-verbal autistic.

His latest novel, Meet Me at Jimmy’s Arcade, arrives in early 2023 and features several stories from his life growing up in the 80’s.

He loves pizza and terrible VHS horror flicks, and has several movies in various stages of production, including the dramedy Good Side of Bad, and the slasher horror Time’s Up.

Please follow Grant on Instagram and TikTok @GrantFieldgrove2.0

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4.3 out of 5 stars
4.3 out of 5
35 global ratings
80’s, Arcades, and Bakersfield Memories
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80’s, Arcades, and Bakersfield Memories
I don’t even know where to begin…. Grant, I absolutely LOVED your book. I finally had a relaxing day at home to read today. It’s definitely just what I needed. I was so hooked, and I couldn’t put it down.Your book was filled with so many wonderful memories of our childhood growing up. I wish my memory was as sharp as yours. It brought back so many memories that I had forgotten about until now. I’d do anything to go back to our Quailwood days.Grant, you really are an amazing writer. Thank you for the shout out, and for helping me remember the good times of our childhood. 💙
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5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining mystery listening 🎶🔰
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2023
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This was a free novel e-book from Amazon.

A girl 👧 goes missing and is found dead later. Grant is instrumental in the solving of the murder leading to the arrest of the killer.

I would recommend this novel and author to 👍 readers of true crime novels 👍🔰. 2023 😀👒😡😮🏡

I have listened 🎶 to a number of kindle e-books by this author and have been found each very enjoyable.
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Jennifer Woodard
5.0 out of 5 stars Great summer book, full of fun facts, humor and all the twists of a good murder mystery.
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2023
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I really enjoyed this book, it gave me quite a few laughs! Especially since I’m going on 13 years living in Quailwood and raising teenage boys who undoubtedly have a lot in common!!! Reading it gave me a lot of interesting Bakersfield facts, and an ending I did not see coming. Great job, Grant!
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Lwin
5.0 out of 5 stars 80’s, Arcades, and Bakersfield Memories
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2023
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I don’t even know where to begin…. Grant, I absolutely LOVED your book. I finally had a relaxing day at home to read today. It’s definitely just what I needed. I was so hooked, and I couldn’t put it down.

Your book was filled with so many wonderful memories of our childhood growing up. I wish my memory was as sharp as yours. It brought back so many memories that I had forgotten about until now. I’d do anything to go back to our Quailwood days.

Grant, you really are an amazing writer. Thank you for the shout out, and for helping me remember the good times of our childhood. 💙
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5.0 out of 5 stars 80’s, Arcades, and Bakersfield Memories
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2023
I don’t even know where to begin…. Grant, I absolutely LOVED your book. I finally had a relaxing day at home to read today. It’s definitely just what I needed. I was so hooked, and I couldn’t put it down.

Your book was filled with so many wonderful memories of our childhood growing up. I wish my memory was as sharp as yours. It brought back so many memories that I had forgotten about until now. I’d do anything to go back to our Quailwood days.

Grant, you really are an amazing writer. Thank you for the shout out, and for helping me remember the good times of our childhood. 💙
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5.0 out of 5 stars 10/10
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2023
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Grant Fieldgrove delivers another good book! No surprise for those of us who are fans of his writing style. Highly recommend.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fun facts and a great mystery all in one
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2023
I don’t want to spoil anything coming from Meet me at Jimmy’s Arcade. This talented and great author Grant Fieldgrove gives plenty of humor, mystery, and plenty of fun facts of the early 90s. Especially growing up in the city of Bakersfield,Ca.
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Ryann
5.0 out of 5 stars It pulls you in and brings you back to a decade long gone.
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2023
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Though I normally don't read non fiction I enjoyed this one. My mom and dad were teens in the 80s so going back to that time was cool, and showed the world in another time. The topic though sad was interesting to read and the ending was a shock. This book has alot of humorous moments in it. Overall a great read .
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