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| Title | : | The Great Brain (The Great Brain #1) |
| Author | : | John D. Fitzgerald |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special 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.Declare Books Toward The Great Brain (The Great Brain #1)
| 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) |
Rating Of Books The Great Brain (The Great Brain #1)
Ratings: 4.17 From 16140 Users | 937 ReviewsCritique Of Books The Great Brain (The Great Brain #1)
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 ownI LOVED this book! I read this one to my children and we laughed through most of it and then I cried through the rest. One aspect that I really loved was how real it felt, like I was growing up right along side J.D. and Tom. I also loved the perspective of what it was like to grow up in a small Utah town and not be a Mormon. Being a Mormon myself, I had never really thought what it would be like to view of us from outside the religion. I thought it was done very fairly and many things were
A solid, wonderful children's book with the spirit of Tom Sawyer. I highly enjoyed this one.
I rated this 4 stars and my son rated it 5 stars so we're agreeing upon a 4.5 star rating. The entire time I read this book, I couldn't help but compare the unstructured childhood described in this book with today's highly structured children. The boys in this book experienced a freedom that is not found today.... sure they found themselves in hot water and made some lots of mistakes - but I loved reading about how they worked things out or learned their lessons by EXPERIENCING them.... There
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?
I got this book for my nephew, who's seven, after my sister told me he was reading chapter books now. Actually, it turns out he's not quite that advanced, but I figured he and his dad might enjoy reading these very funny books together anyway. When it arrived, I decided to reread a chapter or two to be sure it was as good as I remembered.It was--oh, it was. But it was also very, very different, much more complex in its portrayal of ethics than I realized when I ordered it and, I think, perhaps a
As a kid, I read this series and found them hilarious. Upon revisiting them, I find that there are still funny parts, but they also deal with serious topics in ways that I didn't remember. There are stories about death, suicide, and a child losing a leg to gangrene. The language about Native Americans is somewhat challenging at times. The stories remain engaging and I would suspect would still appeal to many children.
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