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Timmy Failure: The Book You're Not Supposed to Have

by Stephan Pastis

A detective’s notebook, a school strike, and a ban on sleuthing

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    Stephan Pastis is described as a New York Times bestseller

    The metadata describes Stephan Pastis as a New York Times bestseller.

AlbakiReads Editorial

A detective’s notebook, a school strike, and a ban on sleuthing

Timmy Failure’s detective ambitions face several complications at once: he is barred from detective work, a teachers’ strike threatens his academic future, and the private notebook holding his account has been stolen. The book’s comic setup also includes Merry, Larry, a missing tooth, and the question of whether Timmy’s mother will marry Doorman Dave. These intertwined troubles give the story its blend of school-related conflict and amateur-detective misadventure, while the stolen manuscript adds a self-conscious frame to Timmy’s account.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children in the listed 9–12 age range.
  • Readers interested in humorous fiction about school trouble and detective misadventures.
  • Readers familiar with Timmy Failure’s earlier adventures.

Themes

Amateur detective workSchool and academic troubleSecrets and private writingFamily relationships

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Book overview

Banishment from his life's calling can't keep a comically overconfident detective down in the latest episode by New York Times bestseller Stephan Pastis.

This book was never meant to exist. No one needs to know the details. Just know this: there's a Merry, a Larry, a missing tooth, and a teachers' strike that is crippling Timmy Failure's academic future. Worst of all, Timmy is banned from detective work. It's a conspiracy of buffoons. He recorded everything in his private notebook, but then the manuscript was stolen. If this book gets out, he will be grounded for life. Or maybe longer. And will Timmy's mom really marry Doorman Dave?
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