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The Whatnot by Stefan Bachmann

The Whatnot: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Peculiar series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Whatnot runs 8.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Altschuler (about 5.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.6listening hrs
Non-fiction (Kids)store shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Whatnot at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 8.6 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 14,091 Non-fiction (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Peculiar

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 7.6 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 16.2 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Peculiar7.6 hrs
2The Whatnot8.6 hrs

About as long, on the Non-fiction (Kids) shelf

667 Non-fiction (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Whatnot is book 2 of Stefan Bachmann's Peculiar series: a 8.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Altschuler, released September 24, 2013, on the Mystery & Fantasy and Non-fiction (Kids) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.6 hrs
Narrated by
Peter Altschuler
Released
September 24, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mystery & Fantasy, Non-fiction (Kids)
Series
The Peculiar #2
ISBN
9780062280367

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Whatnot as an audiobook?

The Whatnot runs 8.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.7 hours.

Is The Whatnot free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Whatnot?

The Whatnot is narrated by Peter Altschuler.