The Great Brain Is Back
The Great Brain Is Back

The Great Brain Is Back

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8 - 12
Reading age
144
Page count
790L
Lexile measure
Jan 10, 2017
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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 bit. The Great Brain is back one more time, and he’s at the top of his form with his money-making schemes and getting into big trouble. As always, life is more exciting when this brain’s around!

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    Author
    John D. Fitzgerald

    John D. Fitzgerald was born in Utah and lived there until he left at eighteen to begin a series of interesting careers ranging from jazz drummer to foreign correspondent. His stories of The Great Brain were based on his own childhood in Utah with a conniving older brother named Tom. These reminiscences led to eight memorable Great Brain books. John D. Fitzgerald also wrote several best-selling adult books, including Papa Married a Mormon. He died in Florida, his home of many years, at the age of eighty-one.

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The Great Brain Series

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    The Great Brain
    The Great Brain
    chapter • 176 Pages
    More Adventures of the Great Brain
    More Adventures of the Great Brain
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    Me and My Little Brain
    Me and My Little Brain
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    The Great Brain at the Academy
    The Great Brain at the Academy
    chapter • 176 Pages
    The Great Brain Reforms
    The Great Brain Reforms
    chapter • 160 Pages
    The Return of the Great Brain
    The Return of the Great Brain

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Book Details

ISBN
9780425288740
Publication Date
January 10, 2017
Publisher
Puffin Books
Original Publication Date
January 1, 1995
Page Count
144
Audience
Middle Grade
Reading Age
8 - 12 years
Lexile® Level
790L
Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
~S
Est. ATOS® Book Level
~5

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