We Meet Again (Timmy Failure Series #3)

by Stephan Pastis, Stephan Pastis (Illustrator)

Overview

From the New York Times best-selling creator of Timmy Failure comes a third adventure about the comically overconfident sleuth.

His name is Failure. Timmy Failure. And his detective agency is on the verge of global domination. Global riches. Global fame. And yet the gods keep throwing him curveballs: for starters, academic probation. The coveted Miracle Report is the key to everything, including a good grade. It’s dirty business. It’s best you know nothing. But one thing is for sure: Timmy Failure will be triumphant again!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780763673758
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	10/28/2014
Series:	Timmy Failure Series , #3
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.90(d)
Lexile:	480L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Stephan Pastis is the creator of the New York Times bestseller Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made and its first sequel, Timmy Failure: Now Look What You’ve Done, as well as Pearls Before Swine, an acclaimed comic strip that appears in more than seven hundred newspapers and boasts a devoted following. He lives in northern California.

Editorial Reviews

A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2014

Timmy Failure aspires to greatness, though he’s his own worst enemy when it comes to achieving it. Dreams of becoming a world-class detective dance through his head when he starts detective agency Total Failure alongside his partner-in-crimebusting, a silent polar bear named Total. Timmy couldn’t solve his way out of a paper bag, but it sure is fun watching him attempt to crack cases. In We Meet Again, Timmy’s put on academic probation, and he knows the only thing standing between him and total scholarly dominance is locating the missing Miracle Report, a famed perfect paper he’ll do anything to get his hands on. Charming line drawings and an appealingly ridiculous antihero make this book an instant classic. See all of the Best Young Readers’ Books of 2014.

Pastis’s lovely balance of quirky cartooning and quick-moving text makes this an enjoyable, laugh-out-loud read. Highly recommended for kids who love Bill Watterson’s "Calvin and Hobbes," Jeff Kinney’s "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," Lincoln Peirce’s "Big Nate" Rachel Renée Russell’s or "Dork Diaries." This book and the entire series are a perfect go-to for reluctant readers.
—School Library Journal

Pastis’ supporting cast of characters are ... effective narrative foils for [Timmy], rather than speechless bystanders to his quirkiness. ... [T]here are signs that, with the support of people who find him lovable in spite of himself, Timmy Failure will not live up to his name.
—Booklist

There are several moments where Timmy is unironically sweet. Anyone familiar with the previous books in the series may be surprised at the genuine sentiment in a few scenes. There are actual hugs, and there's a deeply touching conversation with a very unlikely person. ... Timmy Failure is a classic antihero: Some readers will be drawn to the book because of him; others will be drawn to it in spite of him.
—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2014-08-06
This is a book about very nice people. None of them is Timmy Failure. The main character in a children's book is often the kindest, most heroic person in the story, but not here. Timmy spends his time in class drawing insulting baseball cards with pictures of his classmates. Molly Moskins has a crush on Timmy. Her baseball card says, "Characteristics: Mismatched pupils. Smells like tangerine." His best friend's card says, "Boring." In spite of that, his friends go out of their way to help him, and a good-natured teacher even asks if Timmy will draw him on a baseball card. (His card has only one word on the back: "Nosy.") Some readers will lose patience with Timmy, and they may even wonder if the book would be better with someone else as the main character. But there are several moments where Timmy is unironically sweet. Anyone familiar with the previous books in the series may be surprised at the genuine sentiment in a few scenes. There are actual hugs, and there's a deeply touching conversation with a very unlikely person. (Her baseball card says, "Occupation: Evil.") Timmy Failure is a classic antihero: Some readers will be drawn to the book because of him; others will be drawn to it in spite of him. (Comic mystery. 8-12)

Kirkus Reviews