Jacob Two-Two's First Spy Case - Softcover

Richler, Mordecai

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0887764266 ISBN 13: 9780887764264

Publisher: Tundra Books, 1997

Synopsis

Things turn sour at Privilege House, Jacob Two-Two’s private school, when the headmaster, Mr. Goodbody, is replaced by the despicable I.M. Greedyguts. Now everything is unbearable, from geography class to the ghastly lunches made by Perfectly Loathsome Leo Louse. Worse yet, nobody’s parents believe how bad it really is. Fortunately, Jacob has a new friend he can turn to for help: X. Barnaby Dinglebat, Master Spy.

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Review:

Poor Jacob Two-Two! Miss Sour Pickle, Jacob's mean geography teacher, calls on him whenever he daydreams in class, and Mr. I. M. Greedyguts, the new headmaster of Jacob's school, hired Loathsome Leo Louse to prepare monstrous meals that Jacob and his classmates must eat down to the very last bite. Luckily, Mr. Dinglebat, world-renowned spymaster, just moved in next door and has concocted a plan to help Jacob. Packed with colorful characters, secret spy tricks, and lots of fun, Jacob Two-Two's First Spy Case will enthrall and excite children's imaginations. For more Jacob adventures, kids should check out Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang and Jacob Two-Two and the Dinosaur, the first two books in this series of three from Commonwealth Book Prize-winning author Mordecai Richler. (Ages 7 to 10)

From the Back Cover:

“...the story combines zippy dialogue, clever magic tricks, and even a chapter in mirror writing...with grossness galore...It will probably be greeted with shrieks of joy.”
–Horn Book

“Jacob Two-Two’s First Spy Case is good silly fun...”
–New York Times Book Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Tundra Books
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0887764266
• ISBN 13: 9780887764264
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144
• Illustrator: Eyolfson Norman