The Great Brain at the Academy

by John D. Fitzgerald
Lexile:  850
Genre:  Historical Fiction

Tom Fitzgerald, a.k.a "the Great Brain" is off on an adventure that will change his life and those of his new friends and teachers at the ultra strict Catholic Academy his parents have selected him to attend for his 7th grade year.  Before he even gets to school, the Great Brain helped the railroad catch a card shark and convinced the conductor to let him drive the locomotive.  Once at school, he figures out how to run a top secret candy store and convinces the headmaster to let the boys play basketball.  Once Tom puts his great brain to work, there's no telling what will happen next!