
I’ve said that many times before about many different books. Perhaps it won’t surprise you to hear that I read The Great Brain and its sequels over and over again as a child.

Plus, these are quite difficult to do and post. I’m more used to now just reviewing each book in a series as I read it, rather than waiting and publishing them all at once. Rating: 3/5 Quick note: This may very well be the last Series Week I ever do. And when the new teacher paddles him for not being a tattletale, the Great Brain comes up with an ingenious scheme to get rid of the paddle and the teacher.

When the Jenkins boys get lost in a cave, Tom saves the day-and lines his pockets in the bargain. When Papa is the first in town to install indoor plumbing, Tom thinks of a way to make money off of it.

the Great Brain, a silver-tongued con man who can turn even the most unlikely situation in to a profitable one. Fitzgerald, was published in 1967 by Dial.
