Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang

1. Author: Mordecai Richler
2. Title: Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang
3. Illustrator: Alfred A. Knopf
4. Genre: Fiction
5. Subgenre: Chapter Book
6. Theme: The power of imagination
7. Primary Characters: Jacob Two-two, Hooded Fang, Shapiro, O'Toole, Louis Loser
8. Secondary Characters: Emma, Marfa, Daniel, Noah, Jacob's parents, Justice Rough, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Fox
9. Award/Date: None/1975
10. Publisher: Random House, Inc.
11. Summary: Jacob Two-two is the youngest child of five siblings. He often has to say things twice just to be heard. After his father finally sends him on an errand, he goes to the store and asks Mr. Cooper something, but he says it twice. After Mr. Cooper asks police facetiously to arrest him, Jacob runs off. All of a sudden, he is in a prison. The rest of the book follows Jacob and his adventures on trying to escape from the Hooded Fang.
12. How used: The book has a mysterious element to it. It uses a lot of clues to help children figure out what is going to happen. When in the end you find out he had been asleep the whole time, you remember that it talks about Jacob rubbing his eyes after he had ran out of the store and sat down. Children can put their reading skills to the test and see if they can catch all of the clues in this story.