{"product_id":"the-great-brain-great-brain-1-by-john-d-fitzgerald","title":"The Great Brain (Great Brain #1) by John D. Fitzgerald, illus by Mercer Mayer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis first book in the series is a great combination of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand The Terrible Two series, and is perfect for fans of Roald Dahl.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe best con man in the Midwest is only ten years old. Tom, a.k.a., the Great Brain, is a silver-tongued genius with a knack for turning a profit. When the Jenkins boys get lost in Skeleton Cave, the Great Brain saves the day. Whether it's saving the kids at school, or helping out Peg-leg Andy, or Basil, the new kid at school, the Great Brain always manages to come out on top-and line his pockets in the process.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn D. Fitzgerald\u003c\/strong\u003e 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. His stories of The Great Brain were based on his own childhood in Utah with a conniving older brother named Tom. These reminiscenses led to eight memorable Great Brain books. John D. Fitzgerald also wrote several best-selling adult books, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePapa Married a Mormon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He died in Florida, his home of many years, at the age of eighty-one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eillustrated by Mercer Mayer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTarget Age: 8-12\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePuffin Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePub Date: \u003cspan\u003eFebruary 09, 2004\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9780142400586\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0.58\" H x 7.84\" L x 5.1\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e175 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003epaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44923483422906,"sku":"9780142400586","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/81eAmYlNyZL._SL1200.jpg?v=1749834225","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/the-great-brain-great-brain-1-by-john-d-fitzgerald","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}