Wretched Waterpark
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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...
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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?
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Chapter oneTheir aunt was decidedly Sinister.
But only because she was from their mother s side of the family. If she had been from their father s side of the family, she would have been decidedly Winterbottom. It had been a great trial for each of the Sinister-Winterbottom children to learn how to write their own names, something their usually thoughtful parents had neglected to think through.
Another thing their parents had neglected to think through was the wisdom of dropping off sixteen-year-old Wilhelmina Sinister-Winterbottom (who had actually learned how to write her own name as a toddler), twelve-year-old Theodora Sinister-Winterbottom (who had never to this day written out her whole name, preferring Theo), and also twelve-year-old Alexander Sinister-Winterbottom (who had always insisted on each and every letter of his entire name and would not answer to Alex even if he were hanging off the side of a cliff and a search party was frantically shouting it) to spend the summer with their aunt Saffronia Sinister, whom the children had never met, and who, by all appearances, had never encountered an actual human child before.
Wil had been adopted as a baby. Theo and Alexander had joined the family four years later, born hand in hand. Sometimes, still, when they weren t paying attention or they were nervous or scared, they reached for each other s hands.
They weren t reaching for each other s hands now, though, because they weren t nervous or scared. Just confused. Their noses--with matching freckles dotted across quick-to-sunburn white skin--wrinkled in unison.
Do you remember getting here? Alexander whispered.
What? Theo answered, shifting closer to him. Her short, spiky brown hair was pushed back from her forehead with a headband. Alexander s was neatly combed and gelled into place.
How did we get here?
The kitchen?
No, this house, in-- Where are we? What town is
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this, Aunt Saffronia?
But Aunt Saffronia spoke as though she didn t hear Alexander s question. I wonder about your parents judgment, summoning me. I am not well suited to-- Aunt Saffronia gestured vaguely in their direction. And I wonder if you will be suited to the grave tasks ahead. Still. They had no other options.
So you re taking care of us. The whole summer. Theo scowled.
Aunt Saffronia merely nodded. How often would you say you need to eat? If I set out some food in the morning, will that be enough?
Depends on how much food you set out, Wil answered, not bothering to look up from where she tapped furiously on the screen of her phone. Her fingers moved so fast, sometimes they blurred. Her phone s name was Rodrigo, and it was her third-favorite member of the family. She always refused to say who were in first and second place, though, leaving Alexander vaguely worried that he came in after the phone. Theo was confident she was first and would not have believed it if anyone had told her otherwise.
It also depends on what kind of food you set out, added Alexander, who was very particular about food-safety protocols. Images of sweating cartons of milk going sour made him feel as though he were breaking out in a cold sweat along with the milk.
Definitely not enough, said Theo. We need to eat at least as often as you do.
Aunt Saffronia pursed her colorless lips. This statement seemed to puzzle her even more than trying to calculate how to feed three children. Yes. As often as I . . . eat.
Theo stomped past her and opened the fridge. It was empty. Apparently the food in question was theoretical. And theoretical food was Theo s least favorite type. She even preferred beets over th
But Aunt Saffronia spoke as though she didn t hear Alexander s question. I wonder about your parents judgment, summoning me. I am not well suited to-- Aunt Saffronia gestured vaguely in their direction. And I wonder if you will be suited to the grave tasks ahead. Still. They had no other options.
So you re taking care of us. The whole summer. Theo scowled.
Aunt Saffronia merely nodded. How often would you say you need to eat? If I set out some food in the morning, will that be enough?
Depends on how much food you set out, Wil answered, not bothering to look up from where she tapped furiously on the screen of her phone. Her fingers moved so fast, sometimes they blurred. Her phone s name was Rodrigo, and it was her third-favorite member of the family. She always refused to say who were in first and second place, though, leaving Alexander vaguely worried that he came in after the phone. Theo was confident she was first and would not have believed it if anyone had told her otherwise.
It also depends on what kind of food you set out, added Alexander, who was very particular about food-safety protocols. Images of sweating cartons of milk going sour made him feel as though he were breaking out in a cold sweat along with the milk.
Definitely not enough, said Theo. We need to eat at least as often as you do.
Aunt Saffronia pursed her colorless lips. This statement seemed to puzzle her even more than trying to calculate how to feed three children. Yes. As often as I . . . eat.
Theo stomped past her and opened the fridge. It was empty. Apparently the food in question was theoretical. And theoretical food was Theo s least favorite type. She even preferred beets over th
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Autoren-Porträt von Kiersten White
KIERSTEN WHITE is the New York Times bestselling author of The Camelot Rising trilogy, The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein, the Slayer series, the And I Darken trilogy, and many more novels. She lives with her family near by the beach and keeps all her secrets safely buried in her backyard, where they are gaurded by a ferocious tortoise named Kimberly.kierstenwhite.com
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Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Kiersten White
- Altersempfehlung: 8 - 12 Jahre
- 2022, International, 256 Seiten, Maße: 13,7 x 20,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Delacorte Press
- ISBN-10: 0593572580
- ISBN-13: 9780593572580
- Erscheinungsdatum: 31.05.2022
Sprache:
Englisch
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Praise for Wretched Waterpark: A JLG selection!
Like a big waterslide that you scream all the way down, only to laugh in relief and get right back on, this book is gothically hilarious and an absolute delight. If I have to die in a waterpark, I want to die in this one. --Holly Black, #1 NYT-bestselling author of The Folk of the Air series
"If you like stories about mostly perfectly nice children in imperfectly spooky situations, you ll adore Kiersten White s Wretched Waterpark! It's both give-you-the-chills-creepy and laugh-in-a-room-by-yourself-funny. Full of heart and bravery and the most wonderful weirdness."--Lora Senf, author of The Clackity
"A timeless and charming romp of mysterious gothic delight for fans of Neil Gaiman, The Mysterious Benedict Society, and Hotel Transylvania. I want to live in this world!"--Delilah S. Dawson, NYT bestselling author of the Minecraft Mob Squad series and Mine
"Everything I want in a creepy middle grade book: wonderfully odd characters, mystery and humor, a murderous gothic waterpark. Dangerously delightful. --Jacqueline West, NYT-bestselling author of The Books of Elsewhere and Long Lost
"The creepy gothic setting, the relationships between the siblings, the cast of unusual characters, and the teasers that this episode is just one part of a much larger puzzle will keep readers hooked. Young goths will be all-in for the trippy mysteries."--Kirkus Reviews
"Packed with wordplay and mock-gothic mystery, this first title in the Sinister Summer series is perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket, Edward Gorey and Roald Dahl."--Shelf Awareness
"Readers who enjoy quirky mysteries will fall in love with the clever and relatable Sinister-Winterbottom twins, who will solve the mystery before their aunt shuffles them off to their next
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