I would not recommend this book to children of any age. The writing is wordy and flat, making it difficult to imagine the characters and events and really get into the story. In addition, this book seems to condone lying, cheating, and swindling as long as you do not get caught; these are not pos...
I got this book for my nephew, who's seven, after my sister told me he was reading chapter books now. After it arrived, and after some further conversation, I realized that "chapter" was a term she was using quite loosely, but I still thought it would be nice to read together with his father, bu...
The Great Brain Reforms by John D. Fitzgerald is about a family of boys that like to make money especially Tom. Tom was the oldest and had a very talented brain. One day he decided to make a raft for the river across the street. The raft took tom a wile to built but he built it. Then toms great...
The Great Brain books remind me of my childhood. This trip down memory lane was great, and not just for nostalgia. I realized as I read the book that the writing is very impressive. It is clear, simple, interesting, and sounds like it's coming from a ten year old, which is of course what it is su...
This series was a favorite from childhood for all the kids in our family. I remember my teacher and my mom reading them to us, and then re-reading them several times later. Having read these aloud now myself for homeschool, I was surprised by the mature themes that I didn't remember. I still reco...
There are a couple of big problems with this book. It is a sequel so one can't help but compare this book to the original. Now I'm not saying that the original was a masterpiece and this was a drop in quality, rather instead, that the first book established what you were going to get from the s...