The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of religious discrimination and violence.

After his Sunday morning Judaic studies classes, Hoodie lies to his friends in order to visit Anna-Marie at her house. Thrilled to be in Anna-Marie’s home, Hoodie’s surprised to find that it’s similar to his, only quieter and brighter. Anna-Marie’s mother, Mayor Diaz-O’Leary, mispronounces Hoodie’s name and is offended when he won’t shake her hand. She offers to make them lunch and is embarrassed when Anna-Marie explains the rules of kosher eating. Hoodie decides not to get involved. Anna-Marie takes Hoodie up to her bedroom, where she reveals that she often feels lonely. She explains that her mother has focused solely on work since the death of her husband, who grew up in Tregaron. Her mother wants to preserve it as it was when he was a child. Anna-Marie feels betrayed by her mother’s intense focus on her job, which leaves Anna-Marie alone in her grief. She asks Hoodie to hug her, and he does, telling himself that he’s doing it to provide comfort and not to be romantic. Nevertheless, he considers this their second date.

Later that afternoon, Hoodie receives a text from Zippy telling him to leave Anna-Marie and meet her at the town’s only kosher market immediately.