Jacob Two-Two's first spy case

Eight-year-old Jacob Two-Two enlists the aid of his new neighbor, master spy X. Barnaby Dinglebat, when I. M. Greedyguts, the new headmaster at his school, makes the lives of the students miserable.

Main Author: Richler, Mordecai, 1931-2001.
Other Authors: Chesworth, Michael (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1997.
Edition: 1st American ed.
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Summary: Eight-year-old Jacob Two-Two enlists the aid of his new neighbor, master spy X. Barnaby Dinglebat, when I. M. Greedyguts, the new headmaster at his school, makes the lives of the students miserable.
Item Description: "Frances Foster Books"
Physical Description: 151 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 0374336598
Author Notes: Novelist, journalist and screenwriter Mordecai Richler was born on January 27, 1931 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He attended Sir George Williams College for two years.

He lived in Paris, Spain and England, and while in England worked as a journalist and radio and television scriptwriter.

His fourth novel, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1959), was received with far more enthusiasm than previous efforts. He has written a number of screenplays (including Fun with Dick and Jane and the script for The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz). His awards include the Governor-General Awards, the Commonwealth Writer's Prize and the Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award.

(Bowker Author Biography)