The Great Brain Is Back15 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 ...
  
  











  



  
Hatchet1162 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, ...
  
  











  



  
The Chronicles of Narnia131 reviews
C.S. Lewis

HarperCollins, 2004

Great read

+ Great book for children and adults alike
+ Fantasy Adventure or Christian Allegory?
+ AWSOME!!
+ Awesome!!!
  
  











  



  
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.
  
  











  



  
Irish Red12 reviews
Jim Kjelgaard

Yearling, 1984

Childhood Memories

+ Stories for Children Magazine 4 Star Review
+ A Classic
+ Irish-ific
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
The City of Gold and Lead30 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
  
  











  



  
Big Red35 reviews
Jim Kjelgaard

Yearling, 1992

adventures of a young man and his dog

+ Red the best dog ever
+ Super Setter! #1
+ Big Red
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
Outlaw Red (Bantam Skylark Book)11 reviews
Jim Kjelgaard

Yearling, 1985

son of big red

+ classic
+ Outlaw Red
+ OUTLAW RED
  
  











  



  
When the Tripods Came33 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.
  
  











  



  
The River (A Yearling book)195 reviews
Gary Paulsen

Yearling, 1993

The River

+ describing what is the obvious
+ Paulsen good author
+ The River
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
Rascal65 reviews
Sterling North

Puffin, 1990

A Favorite

+ Magical Book From a Better Era
+ favorite book of all time
+ I loved it
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
Stowaway to the Mushroom Planet7 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
  
  











  



  
The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet78 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
  
  











  



  
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 ...