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The Whatnot is the acclaimed international bestseller and sequel to Stefan Bachmanns riveting debut novel The Peculiar which Publishers Weekly called an absolute treat for readers of any age and which the Los Angeles Times compared to Dostoevskys Crime and Punishment Charles Dickenss A Tale of Two Cities and more recent classics such as J K Rowlings Harry Potter and Lemony Snickets A Series of Unfortunate EventsTwelve-year-old Pikey Thomas is missing an eye a family and friends of any sort One day running from bigger boys set on bullying him Pikey finds himself in front of a grand beautiful house There he meets and helps a black-winged faery who is injured Its a small gesture of kindness and bravery in steam-powered Victorian London where faeries now banned are on the run or imprisoned where the human armies are preparing for war and where the changeling Bartholomew Kettle aided by Arthur Jelliby still searches for his missing sister Hettie This is the epic dark imaginative unforgettable and ultimately hopeful sequel to Stefan Bachmanns acclaimed debut novel The PeculiarAn enthralling read Bachmann combines the pleasures of a Dickensian cast of characters with the eldritch qualities of British faerie lore and adds a touch of steampunk to entice readers into an alternate universe in which the English are on the verge of war with the fay The breathtaking beauty of his prose is coupled with a plot that also leaves his audience breathlessSchool Library Journal.
About the Author
Stefan Bachmann was born in Colorado and spent of most of his childhood in Switzerland, where he graduated from the Zürich University of Arts with degrees in musical composition and theory. He's lived in Tokyo, Prague, and Berlin, and now divides his time between Zürich and a small town on the Dutch border. He's the author of several books for young readers, including his debut, THE PECULIAR, which was an international bestseller, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, and was translated into eight languages. His latest book, CINDERS AND SPARROWS is a Bank Street Best Book of the Year and a Golden Dome Award finalist. His other books have been named a VOYA Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, a New York Times Editor's Choice, a New York Public Library's 100 titles for reading and sharing, and have been selected multiple times for the Junior Library Guild. (Note about my reviews: I use to keep track of the books I read, and to rave about books I love. Not rating a book doesn't mean I *didn't* love it, but five stars - which is pretty much the only rating I use - means I really, really did. )
