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John Fitzgerald wrote the Great Brain, not Tom. To...

2009-08-14T17:19:26.235-04:00

John Fitzgerald wrote the Great Brain, not Tom. Tom was the Great Brain himself. Now I'm not even 100% sure the last name was Fitzgerald, but if I look it up and I'm wrong I'll feel really stupid so I'll just leave it be.

This is great! I've just recently been racking my ...

2009-08-14T15:14:51.436-04:00

This is great! I've just recently been racking my brains trying to remember the titles of half of these books, which I loved.

One more thing about the Great Brain only vaguely ...

2009-08-14T14:42:24.189-04:00

One more thing about the Great Brain only vaguely related to the topic- I read those books in the mid 80's and they took place in the early 20th century. They purported to be autobiographical so every time I got a new book I kind of marvelled at how this guy in his 80's was still cranking out new books. Then one day it dawned on me that these books were several years old and Tom

The Great Brain! I loved those books. One stupid d...

2009-08-14T10:48:57.268-04:00

The Great Brain! I loved those books. One stupid detail I remember- in one of the books there was a kid who lost his leg in an accident. I was used to this just being a sort of a plot device and figured we'd never see this kid again since there's not much he can do that would top losing a leg. But the kid actually did show up in future books which I thought was nice. Tom Fitzgerald also

Marcy and Ted actually bought t-shirts with the "I...

2009-08-14T07:19:41.367-04:00

Marcy and Ted actually bought t-shirts with the "I (heart) NY" logo on them. Marcy got her name in rainbow letters on the back. But the did go to a store called "The Rainbow Shop". What can I say, I love that book.

I sort of remember "In Summertime It's Tuffy".

Harriet the Spy is an incredibly advanced book for kids. I too missed the social

I can't wait to read this book! This post sent me ...

2009-08-13T23:03:07.150-04:00

I can't wait to read this book! This post sent me straight to my bookshelf to dig out Harriet the Spy. I think I was too young when I first read it--I never really understood who Ole Golly was. Like, who is this strange bossy woman who is not a relative, but lives in her house and takes care of her? The concept of a nanny just wasn't part of my world.

I wish I could blame my