num_pages: 187
description: The 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.
language: English
title: The Great Brain
titlecomplete: The Great Brain
characters: Tom Fitzgerald, John Fitzgerald, Sweyn Fitzgerald
genres: Juvenile, Fiction, Humor, Classics, Young Adult, Historical, Childrens, Adventure, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade
ratings_count: 17157
places: Utah
series: The Great Brain
awards: awardedAt: -31507200000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: Dell Yearling