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Summary: A Children's Classic
Review: I read this and some others in the series as a child in the UK, and could not find them again for years as they have not been available in this country. I was delighted to find them ...(despite not being able to remember the author or any of the book titles) and bought them all - they did not disappoint. Although having no cultural common-ground with the settings, the stories are simple and universal and they had no problem grabbing me then - and grabbing me still.
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Summary: Humorous
Review: The Great Brain is an excellent book. It's a story about a boy who has a mischievous brother named Tom. The book is about John and Tom, alias the Great Brain, and his swindles and money-loving heart.
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Summary: I was so EXCITED--
Review: I was an avid reader as a child, and the GREAT BRAIN books were some of my favorites. I am now a mother of an avid reader, and tried to locate the books in several book stores. (For some reason, the library did not occur to me--shame on me!) I am so glad to have found them on Amazon.com that I am buying the whole set. This will be a great way to spend time with my son this summer! To parents--you will enjoy reading these with your children (sons or daughters)To children--you will enjoy reading these yourself (or listening, if you don't read yet). Very humorous series! Have a great time reading!
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Summary: Excellent Series
Review: My 10 year-old son has just finished the 4th Harry Potter book, and the 5th is not yet available. He and I love to read books in a series. We just left Narnia before meeting Harry. In trying to figure out where to go next, I remembered how much I loved the Great Brain series when I was growing up. I can't wait until he reads them so I can re-live all of the adventures again.
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Summary: The Kid With A Great Brain
Review: I really like Tom, the main character, because he was the one who saved his papa and his friend. I think the theme is to listen to your parents and everything will be all right. In the book everyone loved a dog that died and I really like my cat. The town in this book had been bothered by some burglars. That is what happened in this book - it is great!
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Summary: The Brown School Book Club
Review: It was adventuous and funny. T.D. and J.D. are just great. T.D. is a smart swindler. Once he tried to get his mean new teacher fired and he almost succeeded! Most people , especially adults, can't figure out they're being swindled. We are the Brown School Book Club: Debbie, Chelle, Michael, Matthew, Sylwia, Kelsey and our leaders Meg and Glenn. This book is one of our favorites!
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Summary: A Wonderful Series
Review: I was asked by my mother recently if I remembered this book series. Of course I did and still have every (taped together) old Great Brain paper back that I read in the mid-seventies. I am thrilled that this series is still in print and look forward to my two children enjoying them. My copies are so tattered, though, that I'll need to get them their own....
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Summary: Childhood Revisited
Review: My buddy's little guy is four months old and his Christening is in a couple of weeks.Hmm...? Money? A sterling silver keepsake? Ah, ha! BOOKS! A series of books to be precise! So... the kid's gonna have to wait a few years to enjoy his Christening gift, but by the time he reaches 6th grade or so he'll hopefully be able to appreciate "The Great Brain" and all the follow-ups in this wonderful series of childhood adventures that his Uncle Bill purchased for him at Amazon.com before he could even talk - let alone read! I read these books when I was in 6th grade and I still remember the joy I experienced from each page of each chapter of each story. John D. Fitzgerald may not be a household name like Mark Twain. Nor is the "Great Brain" as famous as Tom and Huck. Yet... as with reading Twain (Clemens), reading Fitzgerald's adventures will inspire and indeed improve young minds, acting as both entertainment and subtle instruction. Folks, Fitzgerald's youth fiction is both timeless and timely. Timeless in terms of never losing its meaning and sense of adventure; timely in terms of kids today needing all the help we can give them towards expanding their imaginations in positive directions. Anyway... I can't recommend this book and indeed the entire series highly enough. I only wish the entire series was available in hardcover.
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Summary: EXCELLENT!
Review: I've only read the "Great Brain" out of all his series but it was great!It kept my interest all the time. It's about a kid, named Tom (out of three kids) who has a great brain, meaning he's smart. His great brain has never failed! But will it fail? You'll have to read it to find out. I reccomend this book for readers ages 9-13 and for readers who like stories with action and who like books that come across problems and solutions. Hope this is helpful to you and I hope you enjoy the book!
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Summary: A Great Book for Hard-To-Shop-For Boys (and girls, too)
Review: I read The Great Brain books in the 70's. Now that I have kids of my own, I've been introducing them to my old favorites. The wonderful thing about the Great Brain series is that it's timeless. It still as fresh as ever, just as full of fun and mischief. The series revolves around the exploits of a young would-be con artist who always seems to get caught. One of the best parts about this series is that it appeals to boys at the age when many of them stop reading for fun. I'm getting this book for one of my third-grade students (I'm a literacy tutor) as a end-of-the-year gift. I know that he will love it.
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