Stefan Bachmann
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
Thirty-six eerie short tales, most of which were originally published on the blog of the same name, relate to an imaginary museum of creepy artifacts and are arranged into such thematic "drawers" as love, luck, song, and fairy tales.
2) The Whatnot
Author
Series
The peculiar volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
The Whatnot is the acclaimed international bestseller and sequel to Stefan Bachmann's riveting debut novel, The Peculiar , which Publishers Weekly called an absolute treat for readers of any age," and which the Los Angeles Times compared to "Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment , Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities , and more recent classics, such as J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events." Twelve-year-old...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Zita, an orphan and a housemaid, has resigned herself to a life of drudgery when a strange letter arrives, naming her the only living heir to the Brydgeborn fortune. Now the mistress of the castle, Zita soon realizes foul play led to the death of her family. And as she is guided through lessons in the art of witchcraft by the somewhat mysterious Mrs. Cantanker, Zita begins to wonder who is friend and who is foe.
Unforgettable and...
4) The Peculiar
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
The international bestseller and debut novel by teenage author and classical musician Stefan Bachmann is part murder mystery, part gothic fantasy, part clockwork adventure. Best-selling author Rick Riordan said of The Peculiar, "Stefan Bachmann breathes fresh life into ancient magic. "Don't get yourself noticed and you won't get yourself hanged. In the faery slums of Bath, Bartholomew and his little sister Hettie live by these words. Bartholomew and...