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The Great Brain Is Back 15 reviews John D. Fitzgerald
Dial, 1995
He's Back...
+ Closure for a great series. + Good, but not great
I ordered this book to put on the shelf for my 2 year old. Why? Because I remember loving The Great Brain so much as a young boy that I can't imagine my own son not having it available the moment he can read it! I loved the Great Brain books so much that I still have them on my shelf som e 30 years ...
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Hatchet 1162 reviews Gary Paulsen
Aladdin, 2006
An Exciting Survival Story
+ Fear Is Not An Option + One of the best I've ever read!
Hatchet is one of Gary Paulsen's finest works. I think his goal was to establish a great young adult novel that is easy to become immersed in. He looks to create a book that is enjoyable and also has a lot of useful information about life in the wilderness.
Paulsen, a writer from Minneapolis, ...
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The Chronicles of Narnia 131 reviews C.S. Lewis
HarperCollins, 2004
Great read
+ Great book for children and adults alike + Fantasy Adventure or Christian Allegory? + AWSOME!! + Awesome!!!
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Alvin's Secret Code (Secret Panel Mysteries) 12 reviews Clifford B. Hicks
Bethlehem Books, 2006
Tom Sawyer meets 007
+ Code Book + A Great Book for an Curious Mind + Cool, cool book + Alvin's Secret Code. Great book for 3rd - 6th grade.
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Irish Red 12 reviews Jim Kjelgaard
Yearling, 1984
Childhood Memories
+ Stories for Children Magazine 4 Star Review + A Classic + Irish-ific
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The Mad Scientists' Club (Mad Scientist Club) 67 reviews Bertrand R. Brinley
Purple House Press, 2001
The Mad Scientists' Club
+ The Mad Scientists' Club + excellent all-round + An inspiration to me + Well loved children's book is back in print
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The City of Gold and Lead 30 reviews John Christopher
Simon Pulse, 2003
Greatest Juvenile Science Fiction novels I ever read
+ Intriguing + Great book to read to boys + Great Book! + Not Free SF Reader
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Big Red 35 reviews Jim Kjelgaard
Yearling, 1992
adventures of a young man and his dog
+ Red the best dog ever + Super Setter! #1 + Big Red
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The Big Kerplop!: The Original Adventure of the Mad Scientists' Club (Mad Scientist Club) Bertrand R. Brinley
Purple House Press, 2003
The whine of jet engines thunders from above as the giant Air Force bomber makes its approach to Westport Field. Suddenly, the citizens of Mammoth Falls are startled to see the bomb bay doors open and an object drop down, down, directly into Strawberry lake. Splash! And what is that object? Why a bomb, what else? Not just a common, ordinary, conventional bomb, but an atomic bomb! That's just ...
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The Big Chunk of Ice: The Last Known Adventure of the Mad Scientists' Club (Mad Scientist Club) 9 reviews Charles Geer, Bertrand R. Brinley
Purple House Press, 2005
The Mad Scientists Retire
+ Fun action and plausible geological science, but some cartoonish characters
If you enjoyed Bertrand R. Brinley's three previous books in this series: The Mad Scientists' Club, The New Adventures of the Mad Scientists' Club, and The Big Kerplop!: The Original Adventure of the Mad Scientists' Club, then you'll certainly want to read "The Big Chunk Of Ice", lost and ...
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Outlaw Red (Bantam Skylark Book) 11 reviews Jim Kjelgaard
Yearling, 1985
son of big red
+ classic + Outlaw Red + OUTLAW RED
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When the Tripods Came 33 reviews John Christopher
Simon Pulse, 2003
Loved it
+ an exciting novel + an exciting novel
Very finely written story about the invasion of the Tripods. I allways wondered how it all started and now I know.
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The River (A Yearling book) 195 reviews Gary Paulsen
Yearling, 1993
The River
+ describing what is the obvious + Paulsen good author + The River
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Me and My Little Brain (Great Brain) 13 reviews John D. Fitzgerald
Puffin, 2004
Nice change of pace
+ Great book for kids! + Great pick for a "reluctant reader" + If I Only Had a Brain + Great & not so great brain
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Moccasin Trail (Puffin Newberry Library) 21 reviews Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Puffin, 1986
Captivating book
+ Moccasin Trail + White or Indian?
I read this book when I was in 3rd grade, and was completely enamoured by it. Some think of it as racist drivel, but I actually became fascinated by Native American culture after finishing this book. The imagery is excellent; I could see the scenes and people in my head. While the mid-1800s jargon ...
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Rascal 65 reviews Sterling North
Puffin, 1990
A Favorite
+ Magical Book From a Better Era + favorite book of all time + I loved it
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The Great Brain Reforms (Great Brain) 7 reviews John D. Fitzgerald
Yearling, 1975
An Unforgettable Classic: A Must Read
+ The cost of being a swindler + You'll Hate this Kid; You'll Love this Kid + The Behavior that Drives Reform + Trust me, he doesnt actually
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Stowaway to the Mushroom Planet 7 reviews Eleanor Cameron
Little, Brown Young Readers, 1988
Sequels and Science......what a joy!!
+ excellent sequel for reading aloud + Great YA Sci-Fi From the 50s!! + Great book to read with your child! + The best book about mushrooms I 've ever read
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The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet 78 reviews Eleanor Cameron
Little, Brown Young Readers, 1988
happily required reading for son's school
+ Wonderful Classic SF for kids + "Bring that box of tin cans, will you, Chuck?" Wonderful! + Sort of glad Spielberg or Lucas never touched it + Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet
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More Adventures of the Great Brain (The Great Brain) 11 reviews John D. Fitzgerald
Dial, 2000
the monster walks
+ Timeless gems! + A fun picture of late 18th century mormon Utah
All summer I have been reading the Great Brain books that took place in Adenville, Utah in 1896. I liked the story in More Adventures of the Great Brain where the great brain makes the whole town believe that there is a monster in a place called Skeleton Cave. He did this because his friend ...
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