I know this is another late post, but late slip to the rescue Mrs. B so if your not here today, then you know. Once again, I finished my book, and with lack of a better option, I chose to read the Great Brain series over again (I know it’s kind of ridiculous, but they’re nice to read late when I can’t concentrate). This series is sort of a biography of the author’s brother as a kid then a teenager. It takes place in Adenville, Washington, a few hours train ride from Salt Lake City. The author, John, is about 8 at the time of the first book and his brother, Tom, is 10. Tom is known in town for his “great brain” which he uses for varied purposes. For example many times he used it to swindle people out of money, but there are a few times when he “saves the day” by finding lost kids or something to that effect. This book was once again, riddled with moral and ethical issues. Pretty much every time that Tom or T.D. (Tom Dennis) swindles somebody, he gets caught by his mom, and is forced to return all of his money. However, there was a time when a kid in town who had recently had his leg amputated was feeling useless and suicidal. Tom helped him learn how to play games, fight and do all his chores again. In return the boy, Andy, was going to give him his brand new erector set (the Andy’s parents were okay with this because Tom had essentially saved their sons life). Then, Tom declines the set and gives back his brother, J.D. his Indian Belt that he swindled out of him earlier.
The Great Brain by John Dennis Fitzgerald
1 comment:
I don't really know much about this book, but it sounds like the typical story of an extraordinary child. So is Tom just a rebel who takes stuff but is also a good kid on the inside?
I've never heard of this book but books like these make me laugh because each one is a carbon copy of the last. It's like the Disney Channel movies. Same storyline, same ehtics, and mildly interesting.
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