The Great Brain Reforms

The year is 1898, and the best con man in Adenville, Utah, is the infamous twelve-year-old Tom Fitzgerald, "The Great Brain." A year at the Catholic Academy for Boys certainly hasn't dulled Tom's love for money—he's no sooner off the train than he begins scamming his own brother! By the end of his summer break, Tom has tricked all of his friends out of everything they own. He even outwits three professional crooks who come to swindle the whole town. Tom thinks he should be the most popular kid around: He has all the good toys, and he's saved his townspeople.\nTom really begins to rake in the dough when he sets up business as a raftsman. But when he endangers the lives of two friends, his brother J.D. decides it's time for The Great Brain to reform. And that's how the case of The Kids of Adenville vs. The Great Brain is tried in the Fitzgeralds' barn one summer day.

John D. Fitzgerald

Contains the first five books in the Great Brain series by John Fitzgerald. #1 The Great Brain, #2 More Adventures of the Great Brain, #3 Me and My Little Brain, #4 The Great Brain At The Academy, and #5 The Great Brain Reforms. The Great Brain is a series of children's books set in the small town of Adenville, Utah, between 1896 and 1898, the stories are loosely based on Fitzgerald's childhood experiences.

The Adventures of the Great Brain

Children's Books

Dell Pub. Co.]

"As entertaining as ever...readers will fall happily under The Great Brain's spell."--School Library Journal.

The Great Brain Does it Again (Great Brain #7)

Teen & Young Adult

Literature & Fiction

Yearling

Everyone knew that Tom Fitzgerald, alias The Great Brain, would get into trouble when he went off to school at the strict Catholic Academy for Boys in Salt Lake City. But no one--including Tom--knew just how much. His tongue got him into fifteen demerits worth of difficulty the very first day, but his great brain refused to be defeated as Tom set out to outwit the eighth grade, the superintendent, and finally the bishop of the state of Utah. Whether it's running an illegal candy store or earning a reputation as the fastest potato peeler in the world or introducing the newfangled sport of basketball at the academy, Tom's great brain never falters. And his money-making schemes rise to new heights--or depths--faced with the challenge of rigorous boarding-school life.

The Great Brain at the Academy (Great Brain #4)

Growing Up & Facts of Life

During summer vacation in 1898, J. D. arrives at a means of reforming his older brother, The Great Brain, and ending his career as a swindler

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.

More Adventures of the Great Brain

The Great Brain Does It Again (Great Brain, Book 7)

Dell Publishing

Dell Yearling

The Return of the Great Brain

The Great Brain Does It Again

This book is part of a series of children's books by American author John Dennis Fitzgerald (1906-1988). Set in the fictitious small town of Adenville, Utah, between 1896 and 1898, the stories are loosely based on Fitzgerald's childhood experiences. Although John D. Fitzgerald was born in Price, Utah, several references in the stories suggest Adenville is located in Utah's "Dixie," in the southwestern corner of the state, near St. George. The town was indeed a village located west of Cedar City about which little is known. The town is mentioned by Dr. Stephen L. Carr in his book, The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns, published 2009 by Western Epics.Chronicled by the first-person voice of John Dennis Fitzgerald, the stories mainly center on the escapades of John's mischievous older brother, Tom Dennis Fitzgerald, a.k.a. "The Great Brain." The Great Brain was made into a movie released in 1978, with the main character played by Jimmy Osmond.[1]Mercer Mayer originally illustrated the books except for 1995's The Great Brain Is Back (which was illustrated by Diane deGroat). Mr. Mayer did the original cover illustrations for the first seven books as well, but Carl Cassler re-did the cover illustrations for some of the re-prints of the first seven books.

Great Brain Does it Again

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The Great Brain Reforms

The Adventures of the Great Brain

The Great Brain Does it Again (Great Brain #7)

The Great Brain at the Academy (Great Brain #4)

The Great Brain Reforms

More Adventures of the Great Brain

The Great Brain Does It Again (Great Brain, Book 7)

More Adventures of the Great Brain

The Return of the Great Brain

Great Brain Does it Again