The Great Brain Is Back

by John D. Fitzgerald

Book Overview

This classic trickster is back again, and he's up to no good in his eighth and final book of the series. Great mix of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Terrible Two series, and is perfect for fans of Roald Dahl. Tom D. Fitzgerald--better known as The Great Brain--has turned thirteen, and pretty Polly Reagan has put a spell on him. But when it comes to swindling his younger brother J. D., and all the other kids in Adenville, Tom hasn't changed a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425288749
• ISBN13: 9780425288740
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

LIKE THE WONDER YEARS....

I am now 33 years old and still love the Great Brain series. I read them as a child and bought the paperback set then. I still have it.......covers off, torn pages and raggedy books overall, but I still love them. The Great Brain series is great for kids..........it teaches them a lot about what life was like back then with no t.v or computers. It is also a great series for adults. Takes you back to a childhood like the Wonder Years series. You will love it. Makes a great gift. The person you gift it to will love you for it!!

Get the series, they are great, classic children's books

John Dennis Fitzgerald intended to chronicle his youth in Utah for adults, not children. His publisher thought otherwise and the result are these gems. I don't even call them children's lit gems because I find them just as enjoyable as an adult. Before I go on, you should know that Fitzgerald wrote one book about his youth that is for adults, called "Papa Married a Mormon". It is one of the most amazing books on the American west that I have ever read. Sadly, it is out of print, and you may, like me, have to pay an exorbitant sum to get a copy. Trust me, save up and do it. Now back to this book. Every single Great Brain book in the series is pure gold, and the entire set can be had cheaply, so I say buy them all at once. I "put my money where my mouth is" as Tom the Great Brain would say, and bought the lot.

A GREAT BOOK!

I think THE GREAT BRAIN WAS A GREAT BOOK. I thought the book was a great book to read. I like the part when Tom was helping Andy on his pegleg. At the end, Tom turned out to be a very good kid. I couldn't see how Tom had the guts to do the things to Mr.Standish. Whoever reads my book review, I encourage you to check it out and read it. It is a very good book for kids and adults. It's very entertaining and cheerful. The sad part was when Abie died of malnutrition. But even though he died of malnutrition, that's nothing to keep you from reading THE GREAT BRAIN.It's a great book.

I loved this book

It is great. I have recently started the Great Brain books and finished them all very fast. I coundn't stop reading them. You should read The Great Brain is Back and all of the other Great Brain books too!!!!!