by John D. Fitzgerald
Growing up, these stories about a pre-teen con artist in late 19th Century Utah were among my favorites. I remember stumbling on a box set at a Yard Sale after I'd read them from the Library a couple of times and just about wore out the set reading and re-reading them. Even then, I remember that I h...
Horrible, horrible book! Filled with horrible people doing horrible things to each other! I'd expected this to be similar to [b:Soup|493508|Soup (Soup, #1)|Robert Newton Peck|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1175210367s/493508.jpg|3275154] or to [b:Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective|789344|Encyclopedia...
Originally posted here as part of the 30 Day Book Challenge.I realize I'm kind of cheating on this one. I'd considered several different options, and the majority of them ended up in the "semi" category instead of FULL ON like I'm sure the creator of this challenge intended. "Screw you," I say, "i...
I've read a lot of books to my son. A lot. The Hobbit, all three books of The Lord of the Rings, the Narnia books, Lloyd Alexander's Chronicles of Prydain, six or seven of the original Doctor Dolittle books, several Three Investigators books, and far more. And he's loved almost all of them (I select...
I've read a lot of books to my son. A lot. The Hobbit, all three books of The Lord of the Rings, the Narnia books, Lloyd Alexander's Chronicles of Prydain, six or seven of the original Doctor Dolittle books, several Three Investigators books, and far more. And he's loved almost all of them (I select...
4 12 stars. Very funny. Excellent. 8+.
Loved this series as a child. I'd probably find it dated and stupid if I reread it. I remember being constantly frustrated by how John always let his older brother Tom ("The Great Brain") con him and screw him over again and again.
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