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! Nate, the great detective, depends on his dog, Sludge, to help him solve all of his cases. But Sludge can’t help him this time — Sludge is lost! Lost inside a big department store on a rainy day. Nate frantically searches for his best friend and trusted helper. Salespeople have spotted a wet, slippery, sloppy dog running about. Is Sludge hiding from them? Nate looks high and low, and in places he’d rather not look at all. But every clue leads to a dead end . . . until Nate realizes that Sludge can help him with this case!
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Marjorie Weinman Sharmat has written more than 130 books for children and young adults, as well as movie and TV novelizations. Many of her books have been Literary Guild selections and chosen as Books of the Year by the Library of Congress. Several have also been made into films for television, including Nate the Great Goes Undercover, winner of the Los Angeles International Children’s Film Festival Award. She lives with her husband in Tuscon, Arizona.
Mitchell Sharmat has coauthored many books with his wife, Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, including titles in both the Nate the Great and Olivia Sharp series.
John Lavelle is an actor and voice-over artist. He has starred on Broadway, appeared in several television shows, and is the narrator of the popular Nate the Great children’s book series.