Best Selling Books by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Mitch''s family schemes to make more money in an effort to satisfy their materialistic desires.

Duz''s new movie is a huge success. The critics even say he might win an Academy Award! But then a Hollywood scandal turns everyone against him. Nasty child star Billy Brat accuses Duz of biting his leg. Fred knows it isn''t true. Can he prove that Duz is innocent? Or will Billy Brat see to it that Duz never eats kibble in this town again?

These chapter books introduce beginning readers to the detective mystery genre. Perfect for the Common Core, kids can problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries! The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and someone is eating the flowers in Nate the Great''s garden. A green tortoise is slowly, slowly stepping across the lawn, and Nate is slowly, slowly following him. Where does Nate''s green guest truly belong? It may take all of Nate the Great''s patience and sharp eyesight to find out slowly.

Nate the Great is about to enter his dog, Sludge, in the smartest pet contest. But when the prize disappears, Nate and Sludge search for clues so the contest can go on.

Tired of going to bed before everyone else, Nicholas Joe flies from house to house all around the world, putting children and adults to sleep.

Nate, the great detective, and his dog, Sludge, are off to San Francisco! They''re going to visit Nate''s cousin Olivia Sharp. She''s a detective, too, and a very busy one. Olivia isn''t around to solve her case number 22. Her client, Duncan, has lost his joke book. He tells Nate that if the book isn''t found--and soon--the world will come to an end. Nate takes the case. He and Sludge cruise up and down and around San Francisco in the limo, tracking down clues. Sticky, icky clues, big and small clues, all-around-the-town clues that take them to a pancake house, over the Golden Gate Bridge, and finally to a place that seems wrong but could be right. Can Nate the Great keep the world from coming to an end? Can he solve his first out-of-town case?

These chapter books introduce beginning readers to the detective mystery genre. Perfect for the Common Core, kids can problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries! Rosamond has started a book club called Rosamond’ s Ready Readers. But she claims there’s an evil page monster on the loose. This monster has ripped and ruined a page of the cookbook Rosamond uses to make treats for the club. Nate the Great and his dog, Sludge, go to the next meeting of the book club . . . as undercover detectives. All the members are there. They are reading a book when one of Rosamond’s Ready Readers discovers that a page is missing. Has the evil page monster struck again? Nate and Sludge know they have a real case. Their search for evidence takes them to Rosamond’s kitchen and to a school book sale where a librarian gives them important clues. Can the pancake-eating detective and his bonemunching partner solve their hungriest case yet?

Maude and Uncle Boris discover a cure for their boredom.

Join the world’s greatest detective, Nate the Great, as he solves the mystery of the missing pillowcase! 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! CAN NATE SOLVE THE CASE BEFORE THE SUN COMES UP? It’s two o’clock in the morning when the telephone rings and Nate the Great learns that Rosamond’s pillowcase is missing. Outside, it is damp, dark, and dreary, but a good (yawning) sleuth knows that the hunt must go on. Can Nate find the missing case before his bedroom slippers wear out? Visit Nate the Great and Sludge! NatetheGreatBooks.com Praise for the Nate the Great Series ★ “Kids will like Nate the Great.” —School Library Journal, Starred “A consistently entertaining series.” —Booklist “Loose, humorous chalk and watercolor spots help turn this beginning reader into a page-turner.” —Publishers Weekly “Nate, Sludge, and all their friends have been delighting beginning readers for years.” —Kirkus Reviews “They don’t come any cooler than Nate the Great.” —The Huffington Post

Named the mystery column writer for the school newspaper, Maggie revels in the power she can exert.

After Thad embarrasses Maggie and she retaliates by embarrassing him even more, he plots revenge.

Nate the Great and his cousin Olivia are on the case of a runaway turkey, but unfortunately the clues appear to contradict each other.

“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 spunk, eccentricities, and can-do spirit.

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 word--and she can''t remember what it is. Nate the Great and his dog, Sludge, take on the unusual case, and they are soon braving pink papers and barking, oinking, and talking pets. Will Nate and Sludge find the word in time for the show to go on? Praise for the Nate the Great Series "They don''t come any cooler than Nate the Great." --The Huffington Post ★ "Kids will like Nate the Great." --School Library Journal, Starred "A consistently entertaining series." --Booklist "Loose, humorous chalk and watercolor spots help turn this beginning reader into a page-turner." --Publishers Weekly "Nate, Sludge, and all their friends have been delighting beginning readers for years." --Kirkus Reviews

Join the world’s greatest detective, Nate the Great, as he solves the mystery of his friend’s missing pet snake! 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! WILL THIS CASE SLITHER AWAY? Rosamond is having a birthday party for her cousin Lizzy! Nate the Great and his dog, Sludge, are invited. So are Lizzy’s four pet snakes. Nate believes that a good detective knows his limits. Nate does not want to go to a birthday party filled with dangerous, slimy guests. But when one of these “guests” goes missing, Nate and Sludge must face their fears to save the day! Visit Nate the Great and Sludge! NatetheGreatBooks.com Praise for the Nate the Great Series ★ “Kids will like Nate the Great.” —School Library Journal, Starred “A consistently entertaining series.” —Booklist “Loose, humorous chalk and watercolor spots help turn this beginning reader into a page-turner.” —Publishers Weekly “Nate, Sludge, and all their friends have been delighting beginning readers for years.” —Kirkus Reviews “They don’t come any cooler than Nate the Great.” —The Huffington Post

Originally published: New York: Delacorte Press, 1989.

When two girls secretly spend the night in a model home, they leave behind traces of their visit which involve the entire neighborhood in a mystery.

In the second "Duz Shedd" story, Fred Shedd and his parents accompany their dog Duz to Hollywood. His new career as a movie star is almost ended before it begins when Duz is kidnapped.

Alicia explains all the ways she is not a pest--and besides, her family will think she is sick if she changes her behavior.

Fred enters his mean-looking but sweet dog in a Hollywood contest that could lead to a movie contract, fame, and fortune.

A dinosaur''s exuberance about moving cools considerably when he realizes how much he misses his next-door friend.

When Rosamond turns a phone message from Pip''s mother into a music lesson with a secret meaning, Nate the Great steps in to solve the mystery.

Nate investigates when a owl named Hoot disappears on board the Owl Express.

E.J. the spy tries to uncover a secret that Olivia is keeping for a client.

Maggie Marmelstein thought that her friend would be a good class president. But when he refuses her offer to manage his campaign, she decides to run against him. Sequel to Getting something on Maggie Marmelstein.

Because Lucretia Bear is overly concerned about her health, the other animals don''t enjoy being with her.

Mr. and Mrs. Brookside worry about Morris the dog''s choice of friends.

After becoming famous for winning a sweepstakes, eleven-year-old Mitch serves as a model for a best-selling doll and encounters some of the shortcomings of being a celebrity.