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The great brain

John Dennis Fitzgerald

1967175 pagesabout 3–4 hours
1967
first published
  • 1970Yearling · ENGISBN 9780440730712
  • 1967Dell Pub. Co. · 175 pages · ENGISBN 9780440430711
  • 1967Dial Press · 175 pages · ENG
  • 1969Dent · 180 pages · ENGISBN 9780460057585
  • 1976Dent · 180 pagesISBN 9780460027205
  • 1989Cornerstone Books · 203 pages · ENGISBN 9781557361028
  • 2000Dial Books for Young Readers · 175 pages · ENGISBN 9780803725904

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. - Back cover.

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HumourComic

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Written forMiddle grade

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ThemesFamily
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