![]() He died in Florida, his home of many years, at the age of eighty-one. Fitzgerald also wrote several best-selling adult books, including Papa Married a Mormon. These reminiscenses led to eight memorable Great Brain books. His stories of The Great Brain were based on his own childhood in Utah with a conniving older brother named Tom. 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. 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. As amusing as the exploits of his brainy older brother!- School Library JournalĪbout the Author John D. is ready to apply all the tricks he has learned. finds that his little brain may not be so ordinary after all. ![]() But when his younger brother is kidnapped, J.D. All of J.D.'s attempts at turning a profit fail miserably, and he soon realizes that he just doesn't have that crafty Great Brain knack. Now his little brother, J.D., is free to follow in Tom's ingenious, conniving, and profitable footsteps. the Great Brain, is off to boarding school. Illustrations.īook Synopsis This third book in the series is a great combination of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Terrible Two series, and is perfect for fans of Roald Dahl. ![]() ![]() Now three of these heartwarming and funny stories featuring the young con artist are reissued. About the Book For decades, the Great Brain and his little brother have enchanted readers. ![]()
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