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The Great Brain is a series of children's books by American author John Dennis Fitzgerald (1906–1988). Set in the small town of Adenville, Utah , between 1896 and 1898, the stories are loosely based on Fitzgerald's childhood experiences.
Fitzgerald was born in Price, Utah, the son of an Irish Catholic father and a Scandinavian mother who was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.He had two older brothers, Thomas (1902-1988; the basis for the character known as the Great Brain) and William; two younger brothers, Charles and Gerald; and an older sister, Isabelle (known as "Belle").
His 2012 book, The Book Of Blood, was a finalist for the American Association for the Advancement of Science's "Science Books & Films Prize For Excellence In Science". His book For Boys Only: The Biggest, Baddest Book Ever , with Marc Aronson , was selected as a singular book for "The Teen Age" by the New York Public Library . [ 9 ]
The Great Brain is a 1978 American film directed by Sidney Levin and based on the Great Brain series of children's books by John Dennis Fitzgerald. Plot summary [ edit ]
As of 2012 the book had sold over one million copies. [23] On the year of its publication, it was on the New York Times Bestseller List. [4] The book was reviewed in media including the Huffington Post, [24] The Guardian, [25] The New York Times, [2] The Financial Times, [26] The Independent, [27] Bloomberg [11] and The New York Review of Books.
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[9] While verbs used are still generally present tense, the first person aspect is not present. The book was published in two bindings, one, olive in color, carrying the title The Great Controversy, the other in black cloth titled Spirit of Prophecy, volume 4. The book was sold to both Seventh-day Adventists and the general public.
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