Status
Available
Call number
Call number
PB Fit
Local notes
PB Fit
Collection
Series
Genres
Publication
Yearling (1971), Edition: Reissue, 160 pages
Description
In 1896 the Great Brain of Adenville, Utah, is almost twelve years old and more mischievous than ever in his practical jokes and schemes against everyone in town.
Subjects
Awards
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — Children's — 1972)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1969
Physical description
160 p.; 5 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member bibliophile26
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.
LibraryThing member EmScape
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
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.
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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.
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Pages
160