Pastis, S. (2013). Timmy Failure: mistakes were made. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press.
Timmy is a young boy growing up with a struggling single mother, no mention of a father, a teacher who doesn't understand him, terrible grades, and very few friends. As a coping mechanism that he uses to deal with his every day life, Timmy uses his very vivid imagination to invent a detective agency with "cases" and a partner that's a polar bear. As we see his mother begin to give up, Timmy gets a new teacher who sees the potential he has and uses Timmy's imagination to drive his education. Things begin to turn around for Timmy in this children's book written from Timmy's perspective with Timmy's "case" notes and drawings sprinkled liberally throughout the story.
Evaluation criteria: Plot and Style
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