Zero to Hero (Timmy Failure Series Prequel)

by Stephan Pastis

Overview

The prequel to the New York Times best-selling series that's now a movie on Disney+!


Timmy Failure is not just any detective—he is the greatest detective in his town, perhaps the nation. He is so famous that there have been seven books written about his life. Plus a movie. And so he has agreed to provide the world with his extraordinary origin story, as dictated to his biographer and best friend, Charles “Rollo” Tookus.


New York Times best-selling author Stephan Pastis is back with the hilariously heartwarming tale of how it all started for our favorite clueless detective—including how he got that red scarf!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781368065153
Publisher:	Disney Publishing Group
Publication date:	04/06/2021
Series:	Timmy Failure Series
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	434,247
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Stephan Pastis is the creator of the New York Times best-selling Timmy Failure series, as well as Pearls Before Swine, an acclaimed comic strip that appears in more than seven hundred newspapers. He lives in northern California. Follow him on Twitter @stephanpastis.

Editorial Reviews

"Timmy is a terrible sleuth."—Publishers Weekly

"Seldom has failure been so likable—or so funny."—The Wall Street Journal

"Will have readers in stitches."—Lincoln Pierce, creator of the Big Nate series

"Timmy Failure is a winner!"—Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid

"Charmingly inept."—Parade

From the Publisher

04/17/2020

Gr 2–6—Fans of Timmy Failure had feared it was the end, but author and illustrator Pastis delights readers with the Timmy Failure origin story. This is the remarkable tale of how Timmy began his detective agency, detailing the moment when he first met his archnemesis Corrina, and explaining the source of his famous scarf. The ironic humor and amusing pictures make this installment every bit as desirable to the young reader as the previous entries. With the release of the movie based on the first book, there will be renewed interest in this series, so check your shelves and make sure you have all eight. VERDICT This book is a must-read for "Timmy Failure" fans. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" and "Big Nate" enthusiasts will fall in love with the sarcastic, overconfident, and occasionally unreliable super-sleuth.—Peggy Henderson Murphy, Wyandot Elementary School, Dublin, OH

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