Synopsis In a small town in turn-of-the-century Utah, a precocious boy hatches scheme after scheme to gain prestige and money.
The first volume in the Great Brain series. John D. Fitzgerald, aged eight, idolizes his older brother, Tom, aged ten. In their small, mostly Mormon town of Adenville, Utah, Tom, alias The Great Brain, is notorious for putting all situations to his--mostly financial--advantage. J.D. is constantly the dupe in The Great Brain's masterful plans, but his adoration of his brother outweighs the insult. Together the two boys and their older brother, Sweyn, live a life filled with mischievous schemes and never a dull moment.
The first volume in the celebrated Great Brain series introduces John D. Fitzgerald, aged eight, who idolizes his older brother, Tom, aged ten. In their small, mostly Mormon town of Adenville, Utah, Tom, alias The Great Brain, is notorious for putting all situations to his--mostly financial--advantage. J.D. is constantly the dupe in The Great Brain's masterful plans, but his adoration of his brother outweighs the insult. Together the two boys and their older brother, Sweyn, live a life filled with mischievous schemes and never a dull moment.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2004-02-01 | | Series: | Great Brain | | Illustrator: | Mercer Mayer | | Edition Description: | Reissue |
| Size | | Length: | 192 pages | | Height: | 9.0 in | | Width: | 5.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 5.4 oz |
Publisher's Note In a small town in turn-of-the-century Utah, a precocious ten-year-old boy hatches scheme after scheme to gain prestige and money. Reissue.
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