Children’s Books
Sinister Summer Series
"Wickedly weird. . . . Will appeal to anyone who loved A Series of Unfortunate Events."
—The New York Times
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Meet the Sinister-Winterbottoms: brave Theo, her timid twin, Alexander, and their distracted 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.
But each vacation destination the Sinister-Winterbottoms visit deepens the mystery of where—and who—their parents are. Armed with cleverness, resolve, and kindness, Theo and Alexander are determined to out-Sinister their summer, solve every mystery, and be reunited with their family. Can their twin bond withstand large mean mustaches, terrifying wave pools, personality-altering summer camps, and electrifyingly spooky manors?
Get ready for a summer vacation like no other…
“Best-selling YA author White makes her middle grade debut in this creepy but hilarious collection of reimagined fairy tales.”
-School Library Journal
Once upon a time, a girl skipped into the forest and became a zombie. Wait, no, that's not how this story is supposed to go. Let's try again.
Once upon a time, a boy did a horrible job as a sheep-sitter and burned his tongue on stolen pie. No, children in these stories are always good and virtuous. From the top.
Once upon a time, a king and queen tried to find a princess for their son to marry, and he wound up fleeing from a group of very hairy vampires.
Hmmm...What about, once upon a time, a bunch of fairy tales got twisted around to be completely hilarious, a tiny bit icky, and delightfully spooky scarytales... in other words, exactly what fairy tales were meant to be.
Grab some flaming torches, maybe don't accept that bowl of pease porridge, and get ready for a wickedly fun ride.