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Timmy Failure volume 3
Language
English
Description
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!
Author
Series
InvestiGators volume 3
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"S.U.I.T. headquarters is under attack, and Mango and Brash are going undercover and underground disguised as city sewer workers to unclog a sticky situation. But when their search for the criminal Crackerdile backfires, the toilets they travel through back up--and the InvestiGators take the blame for it! Can Mango and Brash restore their good name and put the real culprit behind bars before the whole city is in deep water?"--Publisher's description....
Author
Series
InvestiGators volume 4
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"With agent Brash trapped in a mysterious coma, the technicians at S.U.I.T. have designed the ultimate replacement: RoboBrash. This high-tech replica has been programmed with all of the original Brash's crime-fighting skills and knowhow--but it seems he's got a few bugs in his system. Will Mango and his new partner be enough to stop the giant ants that are on a rampage in the city?"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Have you ever had one of those moments? You know--you're trying to find a stolen diamond pencil box for your beautiful butterfly customer, your mosquito witness won't give you any information, and your clumsy scorpion assistant has just tampered with your only bit of evidence?Joey Fly has those moments a lot.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"On the day they are born, every Swift child is brought before the sacred Family Dictionary. They are given a name, and a definition. A definition it is assumed they will grow up to match. Meet Shenanigan Swift: Little sister. Risk-taker. Mischief-maker. Shenanigan is getting ready for the big Swift Family Reunion and plotting her next great scheme: hunting for Grand-Uncle Vile's long-lost treasure. She's excited to finally meet her arriving relatives--until...
Author
Series
Clueless McGee volume 1
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
©2012
Language
English
Description
Through a series of letters to his father, a private investigator, fifth-grader PJ "Clueless" McGee tells of his efforts to discover who stole macaroni and cheese from the school cafeteria.
Author
Series
Timmy Failure volume 1
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Formats
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Meet Timmy Failure, the founder, president, and CEO of the best detective agency in town, probably the nation. And his lazy sidekick, Total, a 1,500-pound polar bear.
8) Shadowghast
Author
Series
Legends of Eerie-on-Sea volume 3
Publisher
Walker Books
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
"When townspeople start disappearing after the arrival of a magician who knows about his past, Henry must separate truth from sleight-of-hand to solve the mystery of the Shadowghast lantern before they are all swallowed by darkness"--
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Series
Language
English
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Description
"When Griffin is sent to stay with his detective uncle at 221A Baker Street for the summer, he is certain that his uncle must be the great Sherlock Holmes! But Griffin is disappointed to discover that Holmes lives at 221B Baker Street and his uncle lives unit 221A. His uncle is a detective, just not a very good one. But when Griffin meets a woman with a case that Holmes has turned away for being too ridiculous, he and his uncle team up to help her....
Author
Series
InvestiGators volume 5
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The InvestiGators are having a hard time keeping a low profile with their new headquarters being a giant robot towering over the city. How can they be secret agents if everyone recognizes them? But with their ears to the ground, Mango and Brash hear mysterious rumblings about Boulder Buddies--are they just the latest fad or part of a mob-run scheme? And could a rocky relationship from the InvestiGators' past be trembling beneath the surface?
Author
Series
Timmy Failure volume no. 4
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"In this fourth volume of Timmy Failure's memoirs, Timmy is forced to hit the road in a cross-country trip that includes Timmy's mom, Total the polar bear, Doorman Dave, and smells-like-a-tangerine criminal mastermind Molly Moskins. It's a world gone mad, where good becomes bad, and Timmy Failure is a condemned man."--Amazon.com.
12) Zero to hero
Author
Series
Timmy Failure volume Prequel
Language
English
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Description
"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...
Author
Series
Timmy Failure volume 7
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
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 by enemies, the worst of whom is Tom John John, the buffoonish movie director. What's more, my father is in town, working at a bar, which is obviously just a cover for our father-son crime-fighting partnership. And my dim-witted polar bear business partner,...
Author
Series
InvestiGators volume 6
Publisher
First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When rare paintings go missing, the InvestiGators are called on the scene...the ART SCENE! Mango and Brash go undercover and under canvas as internationally renowned painters to expose a crook who has truly mastered the art of CRIME! Can they recover the missing masterpieces and save the city art museum's fundraising gala before it's too late...and they run out of appetizers? Find out in this latest piece de resistance of action-packed illustrated...
Author
Series
Agents of S.U.I.T volume 1
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"At S.U.I.T. headquarters, Cilantro the Chameleon finally gets what she's been waiting for: a field assignment. Only...it's literally out in the middle of a field, and her orders are so vague, she can hardly tell what she's supposed to be investigating. But as she begins to uncover a sheep-led worker's rights revolt and an alien invasion conspiracy--not to mention a spooky haunting at the abandoned S.U.I.T. field outpost--Cilantro steps into her own...
Author
Series
Perrock Holmes volume 1
Publisher
Montena
Pub. Date
2017
Language
Español
Description
"Diego y Julia llevan tiempo dando la lata con lo de tener una mascota, y precisamente la primera vez que la sacan a pasear...la secuestran en el parque"--Cover.
Diego and Julia finally get a pet dog but when they take him to the park he gets kidnapped.
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
Themes: Adapted Classics, Low Level Classics, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Fiction, Tween, Teen, Young Adult, Chapter Book, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Timeless Classics-designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original classic....
Author
Series
Clueless McGee volume 2
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Fifth-grader PJ "Clueless" McGee writes a series of letters to his father, a private investigator, telling of his attempt to learn who stole the science fair trophy, thus clearing his own name.
Author
Series
InvestiGators volume 1
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The investiGATORS chase after a new criminal ... but they're about to face an even bigger villain! Can Mango and Brash put a stop to this looming threat?''--Page 4 of cover
Author
Series
Timmy Failure volume 2
Language
English
Description
Timmy Failure, founder, president, and CEO of the greatest detective agency in town, perhaps the nation, is about to crack the biggest case of his generation: a school competition to find a stolen globe.
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