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Nate the Great
Nate the Great Collected Stories: Volume 1: Nate the Great; Nate the Great Goes Undercover; Nate the Great and the HalloweenHunt; Nate the Great and the Monster Mess
Nate the Great
When Nate gets an urgent call from Annie about a lost picture, he immediately plunges into his new and baffling case with the cool detachment of a Sam Spade. Nate, the boy detective who “likes to work alone,” solves the mystery and tracks down the culprit. In the process, he also discovers the whereabouts of Super Hex, the missing cat.
Nate the Great Goes Undercover
Nate the Great has his first night case! Somebody is raiding Oliver’s garbage can each night, but who? The list of suspects is long. Nate courageously encounters a skunk and a telephone pole, but not until he goes under cover of the garbage can lid does he narrow the suspects down to one.
Nate the Great and the Halloween Hunt
It is Halloween night and Nate’s good friend Rosamond needs his help. Her cat Little Hex is missing. Little Hex hates Halloween, so maybe he is hiding. Or is he lost? Nate and his trusty dog, Sludge, take the case and hunt in the night for Little Hex. They pass robots, pirates, and witches. But where will they find Little Hex?
Nate the Great and the Monster Mess
Nate loves his mother’s Monster Cookies, but now her recipe is missing! Nate the great has never solved a case for his mother before. Can he do it? With his dog, Sludge, they look, sniff, climb up, bend down, push, and pull. Can Nate the Great ever hope to eat those wonderful cookies again?
When Nate gets an urgent call from Annie about a lost picture, he immediately plunges into his new and baffling case with the cool detachment of a Sam Spade. Nate, the boy detective who “likes to work alone,” solves the mystery and tracks down the culprit. In the process, he also discovers the whereabouts of Super Hex, the missing cat.
Nate the Great Goes Undercover
Nate the Great has his first night case! Somebody is raiding Oliver’s garbage can each night, but who? The list of suspects is long. Nate courageously encounters a skunk and a telephone pole, but not until he goes under cover of the garbage can lid does he narrow the suspects down to one.
Nate the Great and the Halloween Hunt
It is Halloween night and Nate’s good friend Rosamond needs his help. Her cat Little Hex is missing. Little Hex hates Halloween, so maybe he is hiding. Or is he lost? Nate and his trusty dog, Sludge, take the case and hunt in the night for Little Hex. They pass robots, pirates, and witches. But where will they find Little Hex?
Nate the Great and the Monster Mess
Nate loves his mother’s Monster Cookies, but now her recipe is missing! Nate the great has never solved a case for his mother before. Can he do it? With his dog, Sludge, they look, sniff, climb up, bend down, push, and pull. Can Nate the Great ever hope to eat those wonderful cookies again?
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First published January 1, 2003
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About the author
Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
249 books116 followersMarjorie 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 and wife wrote four Olivia Sharp books published 1989 to 1991. During the 1990s, their son Craig Sharmat (then in his thirties) wrote three Nate books with his mother. In the late 2010s, their other son Andrew Sharmat co-wrote the last two Nate books written while Marjorie Weinman Sharmat was alive. With Marjorie Weinman Sharmat's passing in 2019 Andrew has continued writing the series with Nate the Great and the Earth Day Robot (2021).
In the mid-1980s Sharmat wrote three books published in 1984 and 1985 under the pseudonym Wendy Andrews.
Sharmat also wrote the Sorority Sisters series, eight short novels published in 1986 and 1987. They are romantic fiction with a sense of humor. They are set in a California public high school (day school for ages 14 to 18, approximately).
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 and wife wrote four Olivia Sharp books published 1989 to 1991. During the 1990s, their son Craig Sharmat (then in his thirties) wrote three Nate books with his mother. In the late 2010s, their other son Andrew Sharmat co-wrote the last two Nate books written while Marjorie Weinman Sharmat was alive. With Marjorie Weinman Sharmat's passing in 2019 Andrew has continued writing the series with Nate the Great and the Earth Day Robot (2021).
In the mid-1980s Sharmat wrote three books published in 1984 and 1985 under the pseudonym Wendy Andrews.
Sharmat also wrote the Sorority Sisters series, eight short novels published in 1986 and 1987. They are romantic fiction with a sense of humor. They are set in a California public high school (day school for ages 14 to 18, approximately).
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January 23, 2021
My boys all loved listening to this one while eating their lunch. They are ages 9, 7, and 4. Very cute production and cute story about different children’s problems/mysteries and using observation and deductive reasoning to figure them out.
January 5, 2019
I listened to the audiobook with my son. Although he’s not old enough to really comprehend the story yet, he loves the books playing in the background and gets super calm!
Nate is a pancake loving, kid detective who solves mysteries for his friends. The recommended age is 6-8, which seems appropriate for the plot lines. The voices of a few of Nate’s friends are a little weird, but otherwise we loved the stories. I would totally pick up copies of the books for my kiddo when he starts reading!
Nate is a pancake loving, kid detective who solves mysteries for his friends. The recommended age is 6-8, which seems appropriate for the plot lines. The voices of a few of Nate’s friends are a little weird, but otherwise we loved the stories. I would totally pick up copies of the books for my kiddo when he starts reading!
July 6, 2022
I really liked this book! John Lavelle did a really good job performing these stories! I thoroughly enjoyed his narration.
Will there be a volume 2 in this series? I hope so, because I'd like to read it!
Will there be a volume 2 in this series? I hope so, because I'd like to read it!
March 20, 2017
I love the writing style, clear personalities and age-appropriate mysteries.
November 29, 2022
My boys love listening to these stories! Fun for adults as well. 😊
August 14, 2025
As an adult, I found this book terribly boring, but my kids loved its simplicity and episodic nature. They’re looking forward to the next adventure with Nate the great.
September 12, 2013
Nate the Great is a kid detective that solves cases, which makes these stories great for kids ages 4-8. While being entertained, kids learn about gathering clues and sorting through them to find out what is important. Of course, these have plenty of silliness such as Nate's love and constant hunger for pancakes.
April 26, 2008
A collection of eight Nate the Great stories, this audiobook is perfect for short family car trips or for driving around town. Each story lasts just 10-15 minutes and John Lavelle's great narration makes this an appealing choice.
March 18, 2013
Picked this up in the library for our car rides. My son didn't like it at first but was laughing and solving clues by the end of the first story. Great way to get in a book that we all can talk about! Love this character and his friends are interesting to say the least.
October 31, 2014
My oldest liked listening to the stories of the pancake-loving kid detective. However, I thought the stories were a bit bland and somewhat predictable. They were mildly amusing at times, though I won't be encouraging more reading/listening to Nate the Great.
June 8, 2008
i did not like this book and all i rememder is that i hated it and that he liked waffles.
October 18, 2010
Great for young boys who love simple mysteries.
April 26, 2012
These books on CD are awesome! John Lavelle, who is the reader is a crack-up with all his different voices. All of my kids (ages 12-4) love listening and laughing!!
June 16, 2015
Ellie has listened to this audio several times.
June 28, 2019
Fun mysteries for kids to listen to in the car.
August 22, 2022
My grandson (aged 4) really enjoyed listening to these stories. I enjoyed his enthusiasm for them.
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