{"product_id":"timmy-failure-mistakes-were-made-paperback","title":"Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephan Pastis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephan Pastis\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An endearingly pathetic antihero with delusions of greatness. . . . Seldom has failure been so likable -- or so funny.\"\u003ci\u003e -- \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTake 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 \u003ci\u003ePearls Before Swine\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephan Pastis \u003c\/b\u003eis the creator of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eTimmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made \u003c\/i\u003eand its three sequels, as well as the acclaimed comic strip \u003ci\u003ePearls Before Swine\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in northern California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 14, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761454055712,"sku":"9780763669270","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e2305bd1a3ad83aed6fb3d88867641b3.webp?v=1780207928","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/timmy-failure-mistakes-were-made-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}