Mistakes Were Made
Mistakes Were Made
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Mistakes Were Made

Written and illustrated by Stephan Pastis
Part of the Timmy Failure Book Series
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8 - 12
Reading age
320
Page count
71
Words per page
520L
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Apr 14, 2015
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“An endearingly pathetic antihero with delusions of greatness. . . . Seldom has failure been so likable – or so funny.” – The Wall Street Journal Take Timmy Failure–the clueless, comically self-confident CEO of the best detective agency in town, perhaps even the nation. Add his impressively lazy business partner, a very large polar bear named Total, and what you have is Total Failure, Inc. From the offbeat creator of Pearls Before Swine comes an endearingly bumbling hero in a hilarious caper accompanied by a whodunit twist. With perfectly paced visual humor, Stephan Pastis gets readers snorting with laughter, then slyly carries the joke a beat further–or sweetens it with an unexpected poignant moment–making this a comics-inspired story that truly stands apart from the pack.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780763669270
    Publication Date
    April 14, 2015
    Publisher
    Candlewick
    Original Publication Date
    March 1, 2013
    Page Count
    320
    Words Per Page
    71
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2012942409
    Lexile® Level
    520L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~N
    ATOS® Book Level
    3.8
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    3
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    156819
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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