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More Adventures of the Great Brain: Great Brain, Book 2 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

John D. Fitzgerald (Author), Ron McLarty (Narrator), Listening Library (Publisher)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 448 ratings
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People in Adenville are breathing a sigh of relief. It seems that Tom D. Fitzgerald, the Great Brain, has truly reformed. For months, not one kid has been swindled and not one stunt has been pulled. But when he gets a new bike for Christmas, the Great Brain heads full speed into his old ways. And this time his ideas are bigger than ever.

He puts all of Adenville in fear of a prehistoric beast from Skeleton Cave, solves a mysterious bank robbery, and captures the ghost of Silverload Mine. Don’t look now – the Great Brain is at it again!

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  1. Listening Length
    3 hours and 54 minutes
  2. Author
    John D. Fitzgerald
  3. Narrator
    Ron McLarty
  4. Audible release date
    May 21, 2012
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Listening Library
  7. ASIN
    B008513TM2
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 3 hours and 54 minutes
Author John D. Fitzgerald
Narrator Ron McLarty
Audible.com Release Date May 21, 2012
Publisher Listening Library
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B008513TM2
Best Sellers Rank #67,235 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#171 in Children's Social Skills
#300 in Mysteries for Children
#526 in Humorous Fiction for Children

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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Life long inspiration!!!
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Life long inspiration!!!
The Great Brain is the first book that I can remember reading in the 3rd grade back in the 70's. To this day I run my life mimicking The Great Brain...Now that my son is old enough I'm going to read these books to him and I hope he gets the same lifelong inspiration from the books just like a have....Bradly & Dean
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Tyler
5.0 out of 5 stars Book is just as great as I last remembered!
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2010
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I used to read these books as a kid, but as the years passed, I kinda lost touch with them as things go and forgot about them until just recently when I remembered the delight of this childhood memory and decided to renew that memory by ordering the books one at a time until I finally own all seven.

I finished reading this book yesterday and enjoyed every page of it. The book falls on the adventures of two brothers in a small Utah settlement in the late 1890's, one of which tends to swindle money and belongings out of every boy in that town for his own personal enjoyment with his "Great Brain" in a series of funny adventures. In this book, they believe that the swindling boy, Tom, had reformed his ways in order to get a bike for Christmas, but is back at it again simply to stop the bragging of one boy and his coonskin cap. But his ways also tend to help a lot of people in the town, like how Tom tutors the way of a rebellious girl named Dotty who wears boys clothes and is completely uneducated in all matters of sense, and also starting his own newspaper which solves the mystery of a bank robbery in that town with the theft of $10,000, which is quite a huge sum of money to a pair of boys who get an allowance of 10 cents a week. Tom also tends to make a fool out of some kid's uncle, who pretends to be a ghost from a once-thriving mining town down the road which is deemed off-limits to the kids in the area, and also helps his father out of a rut when they get lost while on a weekend camping trip, their wagon is smashed, and their horse is killed.

I have ordered more of the books as well, but this book happened to be the first one to arrive and I couldn't wait to read it again for the first time in 10 years. Completely awesome!
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Samual T McBean
5.0 out of 5 stars A blast from the past...
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2009
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I am not sure how old I was when I first read this series, but it was mentioned the other day and I looked it up on Amazon (which is why I love Amazon so much, have an idea about something you have read or seen? Get it sent to your house quickly)low and behold there were the books.
It is a fun read and something that I think kids would still get a kick out of. Tom the Great Brain has an endless talent for getting himself and his brothers into tight fixes, and then getting them out again. Usually none the worse for wear and with a little jingle in his pocket as well.

I do wish Tom would have a little more compassion for folks as well, but he does end up with a better grasp of taking pity on folks and doing things just because it's a nice thing to do. His adventure to that reality though is interesting and fun to watch.

Great for kids, buy one and see if they don't beg you to get the rest.
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J. Tant
5.0 out of 5 stars He's BACK!
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2015
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As a follow up to The Great Brain, More Adventures seems somewhat inconsistent. The first book had more of an adult tone and actually ended without any hint of a sequel. But Fitzgerald had many more stories to tell, and we get to revisit Adenville again.

This book is, I think, written to be a little more approachable for young (upper elementary/middle school) readers than the previous book. Even at that, there's a lot in it that appeals to older readers as well. It's not a complicated read, and adults will finish it in an evening.

As for plot, it does follow closely (but perhaps more outrageously than) Tom's cons as written in the first book. It is a fine follow up and, in the overall scheme of the series, does a fine job in setting up Tom's ultimate fall a few books later. I would say seeing Sweyn in a position (as the first Fitzgerald to come home from the Academy) also offers some interesting foreshadowing when Tom returns from the seventh grade a few books down the line.

As a series the entire family would enjoy, I think this is a worthy contender. Unfortunately the later books are currently out of print (books 4-7), but if you can find them used (or at your library) I think investing time in this series will be rewarded.
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Barak
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect book for young boys -- real life!
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2019
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This series is an incredible set about real boy stories. It's perfect for 3rd graders through 6th. What a find! Parents -- especially dads -- will find this to be a fresh air of relief in a world where boyhood is being maligned and marginalized. It celebrates being a boy. Imagine that!
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Thor
4.0 out of 5 stars an alternative to tablet viewing
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2022
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I've purchased the first two books for our grandson, hoping he will find them clever and interesting. We feel reading needs be emphasized in this era of screen viewing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Homeschool..
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2021
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I purchased this book for my grandson's Language Arts Class. He really enjoyed this novel and the first one in the series. There are a lot of opportunities to discuss values in this book, each chapter is almost a stand alone short story, making it easy to pick up and then put down to continue later on.
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Doc Morelan
5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly as advertised
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2022
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Helped complete my set ...
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Samuel Krikorian
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for any age
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2002
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John Dennis Fitzgerald intended to chronicle his youth in Utah for adults, not children. His publisher thought otherwise and the result are these gems. I don't even call them children's lit gems because I find them just as enjoyable as an adult. Before I go on, you should know that Fitzgerald wrote one book about his youth that is for adults, called "Papa Married a Mormon". It is one of the most amazing books on the American west that I have ever read. Sadly, it is out of print, and you may, like me, have to pay an exorbitant sum to get a copy. Trust me, save up and do it. Now back to this book. Every single Great Brain book in the series is pure gold, and the entire set can be had cheaply, so I say buy them all at once. I "put my money where my mouth is" as Tom the Great Brain would say, and bought the lot.
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mandy h
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic
Reviewed in Canada on January 22, 2024
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Great read, a classic
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Prashant
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 3, 2018
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All in all a perfect experience.
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Stacey
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for all ages
Reviewed in Italy on March 14, 2014
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I bought three of these books so my 10yo could start reading on his own. I had never read them as a child so I didn't know much about them. They are great! My older son has read the first two and I'm reading the first book to his younger brother. I hope Amazon .it will start to carry the whole series.
They are narrated from the perspective of the youngest brother in a family of 3 boys and he recounts their numerous adventures and exploits in 1896 Utah. It's a window into the past--kids will wonder at a pre-digital era where chores and outdoor playing were the norm.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another book that I loved as a child
Reviewed in Canada on September 24, 2017
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Another book that I loved as a child, and re-read with enjoyment as an adult. A tale of a family with a genius son who manages to bamboozle adults and peers alike, told by a younger brother. Set in Utah in the late years of the nineteenth century, T.D.'s outrageous swindles and crime-solving abilities will have you laughing out loud.
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greensheep
5.0 out of 5 stars ただの子供じゃありません。
Reviewed in Japan on October 30, 2006
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　シリーズ第2巻に当たるこの作品では、TomのGreat Brainはますます大活躍で、時に暴走することも。

子供や大人だけでなく、相手が銀行強盗や恐竜や幽霊でもTomの向かうところ敵なし。でも女の子には完敗?。

1巻目を読んだ人はすぐにAdenvilleの街に戻れます。1話完結の話が6本で1巻目を読んでない人でも大丈夫です。

　大人の知らない子供だけの世界で遊んだことのあるすべての人に。
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