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Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Born

in Portland, Maine, The United States

November 12, 1928

Died

March 12, 2019

Genre

Children's

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Marjorie Weinman Sharmat was an American children's writer. She wrote more than 130 books for children and teens and her books have been translated into several languages. They have won awards including Book of the Year by the Library of Congress or have become selections by the Literary Guild.
Perhaps Sharmat's most popular work features the child detective Nate the Great. He was inspired by and named after her father, who lived to see the first Nate book published. One story, Nate the Great Goes Undercover, was adapted as a made-for-TV movie that won the Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival Award. Sharmat's husband Mitchell Sharmat expanded Nate's storyline by creating Olivia Sharp, his cousin and fellow detective. Husband a ...more

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Average rating: 3.98 · 32,918 ratings · 2,076 reviews · 253 distinct works • Similar authors

	Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, Marc Simont (Illustrator) 4.04 avg rating — 14,634 ratings — published 1972 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nate the Great Goes Undercover by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, Marc Simont (Illustrator) 4.04 avg rating — 1,540 ratings — published 1974 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nate the Great and the Big Sniff by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, Mitchell Sharmat, Martha Weston (Illustrator) 4.01 avg rating — 893 ratings — published 2001 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nate the Great and the Missing Key by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, Marc Simont (Illustrator) 3.99 avg rating — 893 ratings — published 1981 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nate The Great And The Lost List by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, Marc Simont (Illustrator) 3.99 avg rating — 835 ratings — published 1975 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nate the Great and the Snowy Trail by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, Marc Simont (illustrator) 4.05 avg rating — 815 ratings — published 1982 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nate the Great and the Sticky Case really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 825 ratings — published 1978 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nate the Great and the Halloween Hunt (Nate the Great, No. 12) 3.96 avg rating — 803 ratings — published 1989 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nate the Great and the Stolen Base 3.95 avg rating — 699 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nate the Great and the Phony Clue 3.96 avg rating — 693 ratings — published 1977 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Nate the Great (34 books)
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Marjorie Weinman Sharmat,

Marc Simont (illustrator)

3.99 avg rating — 30,955 ratings

Olivia Sharp, Agent for Secrets (4 books)
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Marjorie Weinman Sharmat,

Mitchell Sharmat,

Denise Brunkus (Illustrator)

3.69 avg rating — 327 ratings

Sorority Sisters (8 books)
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Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

4.46 avg rating — 63 ratings

Maggie Marmelstein (3 books)
by

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat,

Ben Shecter (Illustrator)

3.81 avg rating — 68 ratings

Duz Shedd (4 books)
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Marjorie Weinman Sharmat,

Mallory Loehr,

Veronica Jones

3.48 avg rating — 23 ratings

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Quotes by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (?)

“Annie has brown hair and brown eyes. And she smiles a lot. I would like Annie if I liked girls.”
― Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, Nate the Great

tags: children-s-literature, girlfriends, kids-friendship-love, nate-the-great

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“Would you like some more pancakes?" Annie asked. I could tell that Annie was a smart girl. I hate to eat on the job. But I must keep up my strength.”
― Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, Nate the Great

tags: children-s-literature, detective, nate-the-great, pancakes

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“I left a note for my mother. I always leave a note for my mother when I am on a case.”
― Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, Nate the Great

tags: children, children-s-literature, detective, kids, mother

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