Looking for a book I remember reading as a teen about some brothers ?

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All I can remember is that they were teens and one of the brothers was too smart for his own good and was always finding ways to get money from other teens thru bets or other schemes and in most cases the scheme/bet would end up getting them into trouble with there parents. 

I think there were 3 brothers and the smart one was nicknamed the brain if I remember correctly. I do remember that it took place at a time in history when people still had outhouses but inside plumbing had been invented but only people with money had it.  

I believe it was a series of books. I just cant remember anything else about the books. 

Thanks for any help .

davches · Accepted Answer

The Great Brain series by John D Fitzgerald
Product Description
The best con man in the Midwest is only ten years old. Tom, a.k.a., the Great Brain, is a silver-tongued genius with a knack for turning a profit. When the Jenkins boys get lost in Skeleton Cave, the Great Brain saves the day. Whether it’s saving the kids at school, or helping out Peg-leg Andy, or Basil, the new kid at school, the Great Brain always manages to come out on top—and line his pockets in the process. 

From the Publisher
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, Basil, the Greek kid, or Andy, who has lost his leg and his friends, know that Tom's great brain never fails to find a way home.

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