num_pages: 368
description:  Oh the Sly King the Sly King in his towers of ash and wind. Pikey Thomas doesnt know how or why he can see the changeling girl. But there she is. Not in the cold muddy London neighborhood where Pikey lives. Instead shes walking through the trees and snow of the enchanted Old Country or later racing through an opulent hall. Shes pale and small and she has branches growing out of her head. Her name is Henrietta Kettle. Pikeys vision it turns out is worth something. Worth something to Hetties brothera brave adventurer named Bartholomew Kettle. Worth something to the nobleman who protects him. And Pikey is not above barteringPikey will do almost anything to escape his past; hell do almost anything for a life worth living. The faeriessave for a mysterious sylph and a mischievous cobble faery or two have been chased out of London. Theyve all gone north. The army is heading north too. So Pikey and Bartholomew follow collecting information piecing together clues searching for the doorway that will lead them to Hettie. The Whatnot is the enthralling surprising and unforgettable companion to Stefan Bachmanns internationally bestselling debut novel The Peculiar. 
language: English
title: The Whatnot
publisher: Greenwillow Books