Wretched Waterpark

A middle-grade mystery series that's spooky, creepy, and filled with gothic twists! Meet the Sinister-Winterbottom twins, who solve mysteries at increasingly bizarre summer vacation destinations in the hopes of being reunited with their parents--or at the very least finally finding a good churro.

"An absolute delight. If I have to die in a waterpark, I want to die in this one."--Holly Black, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Cruel Prince

"Wickedly weird. . . . Will appeal to anyone who loved A Series of Unfortunate Events." --The New York Times

Meet the Sinister-Winterbottoms: brave Theo, her timid twin, Alexander, and their older sister, Wil. They're stuck for the summer with their Aunt Saffronia, who doesn't know how often children need to eat and can't use a smartphone, and whose feet never quite seem to touch the floor when she glides--er--walks.

When Aunt Saffronia suggests a week pass to the Fathoms of Fun Waterpark, they hastily agree. But the park is even stranger than Aunt Saffronia. The waterslides look like gray gargoyle tongues. The employees wear creepy black dresses and deliver ominous messages. An impossible figure is at the top of the slide tower, people are disappearing, and suspicious goo is seeping into the wave pool.

Something mysterious is happening at Fathoms of Fun, and it's up to the twins to get to the bottom of it. The mystery, that is. NOT the wave pool. Definitely NOT the wave pool. But are Theo and Alexander out of their depth?

Author: Kiersten White
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Published: 06/07/2022
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.6lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780593379042
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.9
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 515559 / Wretched Waterpark


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2022
Publishers Weekly 05/02/2022
Booklist 05/01/2022 pg. 58
Shelf Awareness 06/23/2022
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2022

About the Author
Kiersten White has never been a lifeguard, camp counselor, or spa masseuse, but she is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, including Wretched Waterpark, the first book in the Sinister Summer series, and Beanstalker and Other Hilarious Scarytales. She lives with her family near the beach and keeps all her secrets safely buried in her backyard, where they are guarded by a ferocious tortoise named Kimberly.

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