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| Title | : | The Great Brain (The Great Brain #1) |
| Author | : | John D. Fitzgerald |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 192 pages |
| Published | : | February 9th 2004 by Puffin Books (first published 1967) |
| Categories | : | Childrens. Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Humor. Classics. Middle Grade |
John D. Fitzgerald
Paperback | Pages: 192 pages Rating: 4.17 | 16140 Users | 937 Reviews
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The best con man in the Midwest is only ten years old. Tom, a.k.a., the Great Brain, is a silver-tongued genius with a knack for turning a profit. When the Jenkins boys get lost in Skeleton Cave, the Great Brain saves the day. Whether it's saving the kids at school, or helping out Peg-leg Andy, or Basil, the new kid at school, the Great Brain always manages to come out on top—and line his pockets in the process.
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| Original Title: | The Great Brain |
| ISBN: | 0142400580 (ISBN13: 9780142400586) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Great Brain #1 |
| Characters: | Tom Fitzgerald, John Fitzgerald, Sweyn Fitzgerald |
| Setting: | Utah(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (1969) |
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Ratings: 4.17 From 16140 Users | 937 ReviewsEvaluation Appertaining To Books The Great Brain (The Great Brain #1)
I love the great brain. When I read these books when I was younger, I thought Tom was a genius. Now I laugh while Tom is constantly trying to steal and cheat John, or J.D. It is cool to see the adults go along with Tom's crazy ideas, because that would never happen today.Okay, what Miniscule Brain at Dell Yearling authorized the AWFUL, anachronistic covers for the 1970s reprints of these books? I'm sorry, but it's Mercer Mayer's original drawings or NOTHING, in my opinion. If you are unlucky enough to own the 1970s Dell Yearling reprints with their Little Rascals-esque cover art, you have my profound pity. The good news is that Mayer's classic, gorgeous, marvelous drawings are still included inside the books. Fitzgerald alone is great, but Fitzgerald with Mayer?
4 12 stars. Very funny. Excellent. 8+.
An old children's classic told by ten year old JD about the simple and humorous boyhood adventures encountered while growing up in 1896 with his older beloved brother Tom, The Great Brain. Tom is the older brother everyone should have, even though he mostly uses his " great brain" to figure out a way to make every situation most profitable for himself, he usually lets his little brother tag along for the adventure and in the end... surprises everyone by also having a great heart. I think all my
Want to learn how to charge people to see a toilet flush? Need to learn to swim, or walk with a peg leg? Find your way out of a dangerous cave? Get rid of a strict teacher? Ask the Great Brain, Thomas "T.D." Fitzgerald. Set in the early days of Utah statehood (1896)in southern Utah, John "J.D." Fitzgerald recounts the amazing and mind blowing stunts and escapades of he and his brothers, among the minority of Catholics in a predominantly Mormon community. When the "Great Brain" puts his mind to
I loved this series as a kid, and read it multiple times back then. 30 years later, I still find it to be an enjoyable read--a humorous, semi-autobiographical account (from a youngest child's perspective) of growing up in a non-Mormon family in 1890s Utah.
My husband and I took turns reading this to our 7.5-year-old son. I vaguely remember reading this when I was little and it was fun for me to revisit it and introduce it to the rest of my family. It is set in the early 1900s in a small, rural Utah town. There is no major plot but is instead mostly small, vignette type stories of boyhood experiences that the main character had with his older brother and their group of friends. I am sure that many of the stories are taken from the authors own
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