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Purple and perplexed, Pleskit Meenom needs advice on how to deal with the challenges of his new life on Earth. Normally he would ask his best friend, Tim Tompkins, but the two boys have been tricked into a feud. So instead he turns to his Grandfatherly One - or, at least, the brain of that wise old man, which is all the family has left of him. But perhaps the Grandfatherly One is not as wise as they all would like to believe, since he convinces Pleskit to take him to school in the portable Brain Transport Device. And that's when things really start to go wrong.

Suzy can't wait to return to the Union of Impossible Places on the Impossible Postal Express. But when she arrives, she overhears a dastardly plan to destroy Trollville from a shadowy and unexpected villain. Suzy and her friends must race from magical cloud-worlds to secret caverns to catch the culprit, before Trollville comes crashing down....

The Great Brain is Tom D. Fitzgerald, aged ten. The story is told by J.D., a sometimes confounded but always admiring younger brother. Such people as Mr. Standish, the mean schoolmaster, regret the day they came up against The Great Brain. But others, like the Jensen kids lost in Skeleton Cave...

A laugh-a-minute, action-packed alien adventure. >Best friends Freddy and Sal have accidentally intercepted a message from Alan - a spectacularly grumpy, brain-munching alien from outer space. Alan has only one message: Earth is going to be invaded in exactly 10 hours' time. Soon the police, NASA and even Presidents from around the world are getting involved - and Freddy is about to become the most famous kid on planet Earth for all the wrong reasons. Wolverhampton, we have a problem.

Luke and his brother have swapped bodies by accident. Zack's got Luke's weird feet while Luke has Zack's superpowers! Now he needs another world-threatening adventure to try them out. Could a family mini-break at Great Minds Leisure Park be his chance? Probably, because that's where his super-clever arch-enemy lurks, fermenting dastardly plans and bubbling gently.... My Arch-Enemy Is a Brain In a Jar is the fourth instalment of Luke's laugh-out-loud adventures.

People in Adenville are breathing a sigh of relief. It seems that Tom D. Fitzgerald, the Great Brain, has truly reformed. For months, not one kid has been swindled and not one stunt has been pulled. But when he gets a new bike for Christmas, the Great Brain heads full speed into his old ways...

This fifth book in the series is a great combination of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Terrible Two series, and is perfect for fans of Roald Dahl. It's summer vacation, and J. D. is determined to reform his older brother Tom, a.k.a. the Great Brain, from his money swindling ways for good...

This sixth book in the series is a great combination of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Terrible Two series, and is perfect for fans of Roald Dahl. Tom Fitzgerald, better known as the Great Brain, is struggling to stay reformed now that his friends have threatened to shut him out if he...

Eleven-year-old Harper Graybridge never expects that one junkyard discovery will launch him into an underground realm filled with bizarre creatures, ancient ruins, and secrets powerful enough to change his life forever. When Harper meets Lyt—an insectoid traveler searching for the mysterious “keeper”—he’s offered the adventure he’s always dreamed of in the subterranean world of Murkmor.

Three unlikely detectives, one BIG mystery. The first in a brand-new, laugh-out-loud, illustrated mystery series from award-winning journalist and television presenter Nick Sheridan. Scooby-Doo for a new generation, perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart and Sam Copeland. When a child escapes...

When that shrewd conniver, Tom, the infamous Great Brain, is sent to school in Salt Lake City, his favorite victim, J.D., figures he can step into his brother's shoes as town hustler. Nothing's wrong with his technique--it's just that he hasn't got the instincts of a real con man. But when...

He's at it again! TD, better known as the Great Brain, is up to eight more schemes to earn some money...

Hello, my name is Reed O'More. If you listened to the first book about me (Brains Like Books), you will see the librarian finally gave me a cool new book jacket. We haven't spoken in a while, so I wanted to tell you what happened when I fell into the custodian's cart. I went on a wonderful and scary field trip around the school. I saw most of the school and learned a lot about science, math, recycling, and more! In the end, I was relieved to have rescued a book friend from the lost and found. What an adventure! Thank you for tuning in to hear all about my field trip.

This fourth book in the series is a great combination of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Terrible Two series, and is perfect for fans of Roald Dahl. Everyone knew that Tom Fitzgerald, better known as the Great Brain, would get into trouble when he went off to boarding school at the strict...

Welcome to a new adventure starring our courageous young heroine Jamie McFlair, who so successfully thwarted her nasty uncle's monstrous plans a few months ago. But as we rejoin her, Jamie McFlair is ... sad. HUH!? Well, she just found out that she and her best friends - Daisy, Mel, and Jenners...

In this adventurous story, a book named Reed O'More introduces a boy to the world according to a seldom-read book. Reed O'More becomes a fast friend to the boy after he opens Reed O'More's dusty pages. As the conversation between the boy and Reed O'More continues, the boy learns amazing facts about the history of language, inventions, literacy, and books, all through humorous stories about Reed O'More's library family.

One moment you’re on a school trip…the next, you’re racing cheetahs on the savanna, flying with Amelia Earhart, or helping a T-Rex learn to be kind! In these twelve fun stories, a simple school trip turns into the wildest dreams you can imagine. You’ll explore secret places, meet talking animals, and go on missions full of surprises, mysteries and courage.

One moment, you fall asleep on the school bus coming back from a trip. The next, you’re zooming through space, running from dinosaurs, or helping a pirate save their ship from being eaten by the Kraken! In these twelve exciting stories, nothing is normal and anything can happen. You’ll dive into secret worlds, meet talking animals, solve mysteries, and laugh a lot along the way.

Brain Freeze Frenzy: The Summer that Changed Everything is a gripping tale of three best friends who challenge themselves to eat the biggest sundae ever made. What starts as a simple bet turns into an epic journey that will leave you on the edge of your seat. Ava, Luke, and Ana are three best friends who are always up for a challenge.

When two brainless brothers wake up one morning and realize they’ve lost something important—their brains—they set off on the dumbest adventure ever! From fighting evil villains and escaping dangerous heists to crashing into space and accidentally outsmarting an AI overlord, their ridiculous journey is filled with laugh-out-loud moments that will leave listeners in stitches!