▁His ▁lack ▁of ▁anx iety ▁and ▁wor ries ▁are ▁not ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁intelligence ▁but ▁to ▁difficulty ▁foc using . ▁He ▁is ▁pr one ▁to ▁rec ount ing ▁point less , ▁me and ering ▁sh ag gy ▁dog ▁stories . ▁B uf ord ▁and ▁Jacob ▁are ▁both ▁new ▁k ids ▁at ▁school . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁good ▁friend ▁to ▁Jacob . ▁Vo iced ▁by ▁Krist opher ▁Clark . ▁ ▁Ren ée ▁Rat elle ▁Though ▁Ren ée ▁and ▁Jacob ▁initially ▁find ▁themselves ▁at ▁odd s ▁with ▁each ▁other ▁when ▁they ▁meet ▁as ▁class m ates , ▁Ren ée ▁later ▁joins ▁forces ▁with ▁Jacob ▁and ▁B uf ord ▁to ▁solve ▁a ▁mystery . ▁Since ▁Ren ée ▁is ▁a ▁hot head ▁who ▁does ▁not ▁always ▁look ▁before ▁she ▁le aps , ▁it ▁becomes ▁Jacob ' s ▁role ▁to ▁temper ▁her ▁enthus ias m . ▁She ▁is ▁vo iced ▁by ▁Jul ie ▁Lem ieux . ▁ ▁Rec urr ing ▁cast ▁X . ▁Bar nab y ▁D ing le bat ▁A ▁m ild ▁manner ed ▁meter ▁reader ▁for ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Gas ▁Company ▁on ▁the ▁surface , ▁D ing le bat ▁lets ▁Jacob ▁in ▁on ▁his ▁secret ▁profession : ▁he ▁is ▁really ▁an ▁international ▁sp y . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁adult ▁Jacob ▁knows ▁who ▁always ▁has ▁time ▁for ▁him ▁and ▁tre ats ▁him ▁as ▁an ▁equal . ▁Bar nab y ▁opens ▁up ▁a ▁whole ▁new ▁world ▁of ▁advent ure ▁and ▁possibility ▁to ▁his ▁next ▁door ▁neighbour . ▁Vo iced ▁by ▁James ▁Rank in . ▁ ▁Princi