There are creepy scenes and spooky moments aplenty, but nobody comes to any real harm, and as the kids work together to figure out what's going on and fix it, there's a lot of silliness, clever wordplay, and sibling teamwork. Aunt Saffronia is a little vague and spooky, and gets the kids a weeklong pass to the local waterpark, which turns out to be even spookier: The rides have names like Oblivion, the cabanas look like mausoleums, the rafts look like coffins, and people are disappearing at a great rate. Along with their older sister, Wil, they find themselves left with a mysterious aunt they didn't know they had. Along with their older sister, Wil, they find themselves left with a mysterious aunt they didn't know they had as their parents disappear dramatically in the night. Parents need to know that Wretched Waterpark is the first installment in Kiersten White's middle grade series featuring the adventures of 12-year-old twins Theo and Alexander Sinister-Winterbottom. Parents need to know that Wretched Waterpark is the first installment in Kiersten White's middle grade series featuring the adventures of 12-year-old twins Theo and Alexander Sinister-Winterbottom. Definitely NOT the wave pool.Theo considers breaking the family rule that forbids saying the 'F' word - which in her family is 'f-a-r-t.'ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Language in your kid's entertainment guide. Something mysterious is happening at Fathoms of Fun, and it’s up to the twins to get to the bottom of it.

An impossible figure is at the top of the slide tower, people are disappearing, and suspicious goo is seeping into the wave pool. The employees wear creepy black dresses and deliver ominous messages. The waterslides look like gray gargoyle tongues.

But the park is even stranger than Aunt Saffronia. From Wil acting strange to fake people, can Theo and. When she decides to go to a waterpark, the trouble starts. Reviewer summerflower113 wrote: 'Parents leave - now courageous Theo, cautious Alexander, and addicted-to-phone teenanger Wil with their strange aunt. When Aunt Saffronia suggests a week pass to the Fathoms of Fun Waterpark, they hastily agree. Wretched Waterpark (The Sinister Summer Series) has 2 reviews and 1 rating. 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. Meet the Sinister-Winterbottoms: brave Theo, her timid twin, Alexander, and their older sister, Wil. From New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White comes her middle grade series debut! Part Scooby Doo, part A Series of Unfortunate Events, and entirely genius! 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.

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