03534cam a2200673 i 4500 594366436 TxAuBib 20220728120000.0 210701s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021942268 9780062838490 trade hardcover 0062838490 trade hardcover TxAuBib rda Haddix, Margaret Peterson, author. The school for whatnots [Print] / Margaret Peterson Haddix. First edition. New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022] ©2022. 292 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier 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? Ages 8-12. 20220728. Friendship Juvenile fiction. Social classes Juvenile fiction. Robots Juvenile fiction. Detective and mystery stories. Middle school boys Juvenile fiction. Missing persons Juvenile fiction. Adventure stories. Friendship Fiction. Social classes Fiction. Robots Fiction. Mystery and detective stories. Amitié Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. Classes sociales Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. Personnes disparues Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General. JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic. bisacsh JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories. Detective and mystery stories. Friendship. Middle school boys. Missing persons. Robots. Social classes. Detective and mystery fiction. Fiction. Juvenile works. Science fiction. Thrillers (Fiction.) Detective and mystery fiction. Science fiction. Thrillers (Fiction.) Mystery fiction. TXTLL