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Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
and Mitchell Sharmat; illustrated by Martha Weston
October 2003 | $14.95
All aboard the Owl Express! Nate,
the great detective, and his dog Sludge, hit the rails
on their latest case. Their mission: To guard an owl
named Hoot. Hoot belongs to Nate’s cousin, Olivia Sharp,
and she thinks someone on the train might be out to
get her feathered friend. But whooo? Sludge
keeps an eye on the owl’s cage while Nate snoops for
clues. Then Hoot disappears! With many suspects to question,
and many places to look, Nate knows one thing for sure—being
the bodyguard to a little bird is a lot more work than
he ever imagined! As the train races toward its final
stop, can Nate sort out the mystery of the vanishing
owl?
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Born in Portland, Maine, in 1928, Marjorie
Weinman Sharmat dreamed of becoming a writer. Little did
she know that she would be the author of more than 130
books for children of all ages. Another of her childhood
dreams, that of becoming a detective, has also been realized
in her most popular Nate the Great series, begun in 1972.
Many of Sharmat's books have been Literary
Guild selections and chosen as Books of the Year by
the Library of Congress. Several have been made into
films for television, including Nate the Great Goes
Undercover, winner of the Los Angeles International
Children's Film Festival Award. Nate the Great Saves
the King of Sweden has been named one of the New York
Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing.
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Everyone's favorite detective--Nate
the Great--has been delighting beginning readers for
30 years. The quirky characters and simple, clever storylines
are a big hit with kids--all of whom love to solve each
mystery alongside the most popular sleuth in the business.
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