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    The Great Brain
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    The Great Brain

    Written by John Fitzgerald

    Narrated by Ron McLarty

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    About this audiobook

    The Great Brain is Tom D. Fitzgerald, aged ten. The story is told by J.D., a sometimes confounded but always admiring younger brother. Such people as Mr. Standish, the mean schoolmaster, regret the day they came up against The Great Brain. But others, like the Jensen kids lost in Skeleton Cave, Basil, the Greek kid, or Andy, who has lost his leg and his friends, know that Tom's great brain never fails to find a way home.


    From the Trade Paperback edition.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateMay 28, 2002
    ISBN9780807207369
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    The Great Brain
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    John Fitzgerald

    John Fitzgerald is a longtime journalist who has worked for newspapers in Iowa, Florida, Montana, and Minnesota. He has attended many races but considers Brainerd International Raceway to be among the best tracks he has seen.

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    • 5/5
      Our teens loved the mishaps the brothers got into and enjoyed them helping the little peg-legged boy, Andy, to see his life’s value and to not commit suicide. It was very touching, yet full of smiles.
    • 5/5
      it was so interesting and funny my favorite person was tom he loved adventures
    • 4/5
      Tom Fitzgerald, self-proclaimed Great Brain and older brother of our narrator, J.D., is a real rascal. In this volume of the series, he continues to use his Great Brain to swindle and manipulate the townsfolk of Adenville, Utah. However, he seems somewhat less maniacal here, as he's also used his Great Brain to keep the family from getting lost in the mountains, hold a truly touching funeral for an old dog, and catch a couple of bank robbers. The Fitzgerald family and Old West setting are fascinating to read about, as a child or adult, and the text also features some good life lessons and morality checks. Recommended.
    • 4/5
      I read the first Great Brain book earlier this spring and found it hilarious. This one wasn’t quite as good, but definitely worth reading.