Mistakes Were Made
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Chapter Book · Graphic novel · Ages 8–12 · 2013 · Est. 4 hour read

Mistakes Were Made

Written & illustrated by Stephan Pastis

Part of the Timmy Failure series

A clueless detective and his polar bear partner tackle a hilarious mystery.

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320 pages· 22,814 words· Est. 4 hour read
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Meet Timmy Failure, the self-assured yet clueless head of Total Failure, Inc., the town's most unconventional detective agency. With his lazy polar bear partner, Total, Timmy embarks on a side-splitting caper filled with unexpected twists. Can this bumbling duo solve the mystery, or will their antics lead to more chaos? Dive into a world where failure is funny, and every misstep is a chance for laughter and unexpected poignancy. Join Timmy on his quest for greatness, where the stakes are high, and the laughs are endless.

From the publisher

“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.

At a glance
Format
Pages
320
Words
22,814
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
520L
Themes & topics
Books about schoolBooks about girlsBooks about child detectivesBooks about polar bearsBooks about humorous mysteries
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.8
F&P level
~N
AR points
3
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
156819
Publication
Published
April 14, 2015
First published
March 1, 2013
Publisher
Candlewick
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book · Graphic novel
Identifiers
ISBN
9780763669270

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