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Series: Timmy Failure
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Riotously funny and perfect for fans of Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates, and Barry Loser, Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made has been listed as one of 100 Children's Modern Classics by The Sunday Times and was chosen for inclusion in Tom Fletcher's second book club.
Meet Timmy Failure, founder of the "best" detective agency in town, Total Failure, Inc. With the help of his polar bear, Total, the clueless, comically self-confident Timmy already has plans for world domination. Plans that will make his mother rich and unpaid bills a thing of the past.
And plans that will defeat Corrina Corrina, "The One Whose Name Shall Not Be Uttered". But she's not going away.
Series: Timmy Failure
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Timmy Failure: Sanitized for Your Protection
The fourth book in the New York Times bestselling series sees Timmy Failure take to the road – with the usual hilarious consequences! Without doubt the funniest of Timmy’s memoirs yet. I’ve read it again and again, and it makes me chuckle every time. This book even makes my dad chortle! – Sam, age 11, Lovereading4Kids. Timmy Failure is back...Paperback$1699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Timmy Failure: The Book You're Not Supposed to Have
Timmy Failure returns once more in the fifth book in the New York Times bestselling series. Fans of Wimpy Kid and Tom Gates will love the hilarious fifth instalment from Timmy Failure, a.k.a. the world's greatest detective. The only thing you need to know about Timmy's latest memoir is that it was never meant for publication. Timmy's detective log was...Hardback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Mistakes Were Made
Riotously funny and perfect for fans of Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates, and Barry Loser, Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made has been listed as one of 100 Children's Modern Classics by The Sunday Times and was chosen for inclusion in Tom Fletcher's second book club. Meet Timmy Failure, founder of the "best" detective agency in town, Total Failure, Inc. With the...Paperback$1699Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
The hilarious and ever-optimistic Timmy Failure, and his polar bear sidekick Total, create chaos as they attempt to make sense of the world in the first book in the New York Times bestselling series. Riotously funny and perfect for fans of Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates and Barry Loser, Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made has been listed as one of 100...Paperback$1699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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Timmy Failure: We Meet Again
Perfect for fans of Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates and Barry Loser, the third book in Stephan Pastis's New York Times bestselling series sees Timmy Failure striving for greatness once more – with unexpected consequences! Timmy's detective agency is on the verge of global domination. Global riches. Global fame. And yet the gods are throwing him curveballs: for starters, he's on...Paperback$1400Usually:$1699Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
Timmy Failure: Now Look What You've Done
Timmy Failure is back and he's as clueless as ever in this New York Times bestselling sequel to Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made. Packed full of laughs, this hilarious series is perfect for fans of Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates and Barry Loser.Timmy Failure is the founder, president and CEO of the greatest detective agency in town, probably the country, perhaps...Paperback$1699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Timmy Failure: It's the End When I Say It's the End
Everyone's favourite best worst detective is back in the seventh, and final, book in the bestselling series that's perfect for fans of Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates, and Barry Loser. Though I, Timmy Failure, have solved many notorious crimes and now wish to enjoy my retirement, my fans have begged me to turn my memoirs into a movie, an ode to...PaperbackSold Out -
Timmy Failure: It's the End When I Say It's the End
In the series finale, Timmy Failure and his class create a hilarious film about his life — just in time for the holidays. Though I, Timmy Failure, have solved many notorious crimes and now wish to enjoy my retirement, my fans have begged me to turn my memoirs into a movie, an ode to my greatness. I am, however, beset...HardbackSold Out
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781406397741
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 19 March 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Walker Books Ltd
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Stephan Pastis
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Stephan Pastis is the author-illustrator of the New York Times bestselling Timmy Failure series. The first book, Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made, was a 2014 BookTrust Best Book Awards winner and listed as one of 100 Children's Modern Classics by The Sunday Times. Stephan is also the creator of the devoutly followed comic strip Pearls Before Swine, which appears in more than 700 newspapers worldwide, including the Metro. Stephan lives in northern California, USA.
Also by Stephan Pastis
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Timmy Failure: Sanitized for Your Protection
The fourth book in the New York Times bestselling series sees Timmy Failure take to the road – with the usual hilarious consequences! Without doubt the funniest of Timmy’s memoirs yet. I’ve read it again and again, and it makes me chuckle every time. This book even makes my dad chortle! – Sam, age 11, Lovereading4Kids. Timmy Failure is back...Paperback$1699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Timmy Failure: The Book You're Not Supposed to Have
Timmy Failure returns once more in the fifth book in the New York Times bestselling series. Fans of Wimpy Kid and Tom Gates will love the hilarious fifth instalment from Timmy Failure, a.k.a. the world's greatest detective. The only thing you need to know about Timmy's latest memoir is that it was never meant for publication. Timmy's detective log was...Hardback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
The hilarious and ever-optimistic Timmy Failure, and his polar bear sidekick Total, create chaos as they attempt to make sense of the world in the first book in the New York Times bestselling series. Riotously funny and perfect for fans of Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates and Barry Loser, Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made has been listed as one of 100...Paperback$1699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Timmy Failure: The Cat Stole My Pants
Timmy is in Key West, Florida, ostensibly for the honeymoon of his mother and Doorman Dave – if they even got married, which Timmy doubts. Unfortunately for Timmy, crime doesn’t take a holiday. And because Total has fled to Cuba, Timmy must rely on a new partner for help: Doorman Dave’s nephew Emilio. Meanwhile, a surprise newcomer shows up in...Paperback$1699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
18% off
Timmy Failure: We Meet Again
Perfect for fans of Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates and Barry Loser, the third book in Stephan Pastis's New York Times bestselling series sees Timmy Failure striving for greatness once more – with unexpected consequences! Timmy's detective agency is on the verge of global domination. Global riches. Global fame. And yet the gods are throwing him curveballs: for starters, he's on...Paperback$1400Usually:$1699Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
Timmy Failure: Now Look What You've Done
Timmy Failure is back and he's as clueless as ever in this New York Times bestselling sequel to Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made. Packed full of laughs, this hilarious series is perfect for fans of Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates and Barry Loser.Timmy Failure is the founder, president and CEO of the greatest detective agency in town, probably the country, perhaps...Paperback$1699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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Pearls Gets Put in the Pokey
Featuring 18 months of daily comic strips from 2021-2022, along with reflections and strip-by-strip commentary by award-winning cartoonist and USA TODAY bestselling author Stephan Pastis, this treasury is an open and shut case of absolute criminal hilarity. For over two decades, Pearls Before Swine has been blowing the whistle on everything from modern technology to current events to human nature....Paperback$5400Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks -
Timmy Failure: It's the End When I Say It's the End
Everyone's favourite best worst detective is back in the seventh, and final, book in the bestselling series that's perfect for fans of Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates, and Barry Loser. Though I, Timmy Failure, have solved many notorious crimes and now wish to enjoy my retirement, my fans have begged me to turn my memoirs into a movie, an ode to...PaperbackSold Out -
Timmy Failure: It's the End When I Say It's the End
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