Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Join the world's greatest detective, Nate the Great, as he solves the mystery of the missing word! Perfect for beginning readers and the Common Core, this long-running chapter book series will encourage children to problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries! WHAT DOES A STRANGE, LONG, MADE-UP WORD SOUND LIKE? Esmeralda came up with the perfect name for Rosamond's pet concert. But she lost the pink paper where she wrote the...

"Nate the Great and his dog, Sludge, would like to take a break from detective work, but new cases--cases they do not want--await them"--

Nate the Great and his dog Sludge try to track down Claude's missing Stegosaurus stamp.

“I, Nate the Great, have something to say. My cousin Olivia Sharp is almost (but not quite) the world’s best detective. I solve mysteries. She’s an agent for secrets. You won’t forget Olivia. She won’t let you.”
Olivia sharp is back! Rather than solve mysteries like her cousin Nate, Olivia helps friends with their problems by detecting what’s wrong beneath the surface. You'll be won over by Olivia’s...

Nate the Great solves the mystery of the missing picture. Includes related facts, jokes, recipes, and activities.

As Nate the Great sets to work on his first international case, he searches for a lost "something" and saves the King of Sweden from a troublesome traveler.

The reader is asked to help Nate the Great solve the mystery of his friend Annie's missing dog Fang.

Nate the Great investigates the mysterious disappearance of the purple plastic octopus that his baseball team uses for second base.

Lost List
When Nate’s friend Claude’s grocery list is lost, Nate sets out to find it before lunch. 

Sticky Case
A stegosaurus stamp belonging to Nate’s friend Claude disappears, and the indomitable Nate the Great is called in on the case. 

Fishy Prize
When the prize for the smartest pet contest disappears, it’s up to Nate and his dog, Sludge, to find the prize. 

Boring...

Early one morning, a torn slip of paper with the mysterious letters VITA appears on Nate the Great's doorstep. He and his faithful dog, Sludge, set off to solve his latest mystery. Against ferocious cats, hostile adversaries, and a sly phony clue--not to mention a three o'clock deadline--Nate struggles to prove, once again, that he is Nate the Great.