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02384aam a2200361 i 4500 001 4E0AD4608B6011EEB2A179791FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231125010020 008 210831t20232022||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 020 $a 0062838504 020 $a 9780062838506 040 $d TxAuBib $e rda $d SILO 100 1 $a Haddix, Margaret Peterson, $e author. 245 14 $a The school for whatnots / $c Margaret Peterson Haddix. 250 $a First paperback edition. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, $c 2023. 300 $a 292 pages ; $c 20 cm. 500 $a "Ages 8-12"--Back cover. 500 $a No matter what anyone tells you, Iâm real. Thatâs what the note says that Max finds under his keyboard. He knows that his best friend, Josie, wrote it. Heâd know her handwriting anywhere. But why she wrote itâand what it meansâremains 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 âwhatnot rules.â But why would Max ever think that Josie wasnât real? And what are whatnots? As Max sets to uncover what happened to Josieâand what she is or isnâtâlittle does he know that sheâs fighting to find him again, too. But there are forces trying to keep Max and Josie from ever seeing each other again. Because Josie wasnât 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 friendâor real at all? 520 $a Follows fifth grader Max as he searches for his best friend who disappeared, leaving behind a strange note. 541 $d 20230827. 650 $a Friendship $v Juvenile fiction. 650 $a Robots $v Juvenile fiction. 650 7 $a Detective and mystery stories. 650 $a Friendship $v Fiction. 650 $a Social classes $v Fiction. 650 $a Robots $v Fiction. 650 1 $a Mystery and detective stories. 655 7 $a Detective and mystery fiction. 655 7 $a Science fiction. 941 $a 1 952 $l FKPA224 $d 20231125010245.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=4E0AD4608B6011EEB2A179791FECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search