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The Book You're Not Supposed to Have
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Candlewick Press 2016
Lexile measure:
610L
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Banishment from his life's calling can't keep a comically overconfident detective down in the latest episode by New York Times bestseller Stephan Pastis.

This book was never meant to exist. No one needs to know the details. Just know this: there's a Merry, a Larry, a missing tooth, and a teachers' strike that is crippling Timmy Failure's academic future. Worst of all, Timmy is banned from detective work. It's a conspiracy of buffoons. He recorded everything in his private notebook, but then the manuscript was stolen. If this book gets out, he will be grounded for life. Or maybe longer. And will Timmy's mom really marry Doorman Dave?

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Street Date:
09/27/2016
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780763692216
ASIN:
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Lexile measure:
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Stephan Pastis. (2016). The Book You're Not Supposed to Have. Candlewick Press.

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Stephan Pastis. 2016. The Book You're Not Supposed to Have. Candlewick Press.

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Stephan Pastis, The Book You're Not Supposed to Have. Candlewick Press, 2016.

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Stephan Pastis. The Book You're Not Supposed to Have. Candlewick Press, 2016.

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