# The School for Whatnots - Hardcover

by **Margaret Peterson Haddix** (Author)

**From master of suspense author Margaret Peterson Haddix comes another page-turning stand-alone adventure perfect for fans of _Cog_ and _Bad Magic._**

**_No matter what anyone tells you, I'm real._**

That's what the note says that Max finds under his keyboard.

He knows that his best friend, Josie, wrote it. He'd know her handwriting anywhere. But why she wrote it--and what it means--remains a mystery.

Ever since they met in kindergarten, Max and Josie have been inseparable. Until the summer after fifth grade, when Josie disappears, leaving only a note, and whispering something about "whatnot rules."

But why would Max ever think that Josie wasn't real? And what are whatnots?

As Max sets to uncover what happened to Josie--and what she is or isn't--little does he know that she's fighting to find him again, too. But there are forces trying to keep Max and Josie from ever seeing each other again. Because Josie wasn't supposed to be real.

This middle grade thriller from Margaret Peterson Haddix delves into the power of privilege, the importance of true friendship, and the question of humanity and identity. Because when anyone could be a whatnot, what makes a person a real friend--or real at all?

**Number of Pages:** 304

**Dimensions:** 1.2 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN

**Publication Date:** March 01, 2022

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** School for Whatnots

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 5.3

**Point Value:** 9

## Details

- **Price:** 19.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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