Me and My Little Brain
John D. Fitzgerald, Mercer Mayer
Readers rate it 4.1 (8 on Hardcover)
137 pages · Released 2004 · Puffin Books
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This is the third book in the classic Great Brain series set in 1880s Utah, featuring humorous coming-of-age adventures centered on J.D. learning to value himself despite living in his clever older brother's shadow. The story includes a kidnapping plot that creates mild tension but is resolved positively, with no graphic violence or inappropriate content. The book emphasizes courage, ingenuity, and self-worth through J.D.'s character growth.
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Tom a.k.a. the Great Brain, is off to boarding school. Now his little brother, J.D., is free to follow in Tom's ingenious, conniving, and profitable footsteps. 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. But when his younger... Tom a.k.a. the Great Brain, is off to boarding school. Now his little brother, J.D., is free to follow in Tom's ingenious, conniving, and profitable footsteps. 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. But when his younger brother is kidnapped, J.D. finds that his little brain may not be so ordinary after all...
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- 3rd Book
- J.D Fitzgerald
- Great Brain
- Humorous stories
- Children: Grades 3-4
- Children's fiction
- Utah, fiction
- Classics
- Young Adult
- Adventure
- Humorous stories.
- Humor
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ISBN 9780142400647 · Puffin Books