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The Whatnot by Stefan Bachmann
5.0
Granted, it has been years and a thousand plus books since I've read the first book in this series, [b:The Peculiar|13455553|The Peculiar (The Peculiar, #1)|Stefan Bachmann|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1342944438s/13455553.jpg|18983909], but this book had some moments that were very empowering for kids (and for this adult) that, while I remember liking the first, I don't recall feeling in the first.
Example: "What is this liking? If you liked everything that happened to you, you would be a feeble person. A thousand things will happen to you, and some of it will be good and some of it will be bad and some of it will be utterly dreadful, but they all..." The fairy butler paused, "They all lead somewhere."
There were a final few quotes on that were noteworthy on always keeping hope near the end of the book that I adored. Unfortunately, the book was borrowed and the timing was to tight to return it. so I missed them.
Ultimately, the world that Bachmann creates is amazing and believable for this skeptic. It was really the messages that shone through though and I can't wait to push this series on the few kids of the right age I know. I really wish that I hadn't let so much time fall in between the two books.
Example: "What is this liking? If you liked everything that happened to you, you would be a feeble person. A thousand things will happen to you, and some of it will be good and some of it will be bad and some of it will be utterly dreadful, but they all..." The fairy butler paused, "They all lead somewhere."
There were a final few quotes on that were noteworthy on always keeping hope near the end of the book that I adored. Unfortunately, the book was borrowed and the timing was to tight to return it. so I missed them.
Ultimately, the world that Bachmann creates is amazing and believable for this skeptic. It was really the messages that shone through though and I can't wait to push this series on the few kids of the right age I know. I really wish that I hadn't let so much time fall in between the two books.