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The Whatnot

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Bachmann, Stefan, 1993–

The whatnot / by Stefan Bachmann.

pages cm

“Greenwillow Books.”

Companion book to: The Peculiar.

Summary: Bartholomew Kettle, unable to save his sister, Hettie, when she was pushed into the faery Old Country, promised he would find her but sinister forces are still at work and he must rely on Pikey, who would do almost anything to escape his past, to help find her.

ISBN 978-0-06-219521-0 (hardback)

ISBN 978-0-06-228630-7 (intl. bdg.)

[1. Fairies—Fiction. 2. Changelings—Fiction. 3. Magic—Fiction. 4. England—Fiction. 5. Fantasy. 6. Youths’ writings.] I. Title.

PZ7.B132173Wh 2013 [Fic]—dc23 2013015023

13 14 15 16 17 CG/RRDH 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

FIRST EDITION

Greenwillow Books