Marjorie W. Sharmat
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Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (born 1928 in Portland, Maine) is an American children's writer.
Sharmat has authored more than 130 books for children and teens. Her books have been translated into several languages and have won awards, such as Book of the Year by the Library of Congress or have become selections by the Literary Guild.
Very briefly in the 1980's, Sharmat also wrote Sorority Sisters, a romantic book series, which had a sense of humor.
Among Sharmat's most popular books are those featuring Nate the Great. One of her Nate the Great stories, Nate the Great Goes Undercover, was turned into a made-for-TV movie and won the Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival Award.
In expanding the Nate the Great storyline, Sharmat created Olivia Sharp, Nate the Great's cousin and fellow detective.
[edit] Works
- Nate the Great, 1972
- Nate the Great and the Lost List, 1972
- Morris Brookside, a dog, 1973
- Nate the Great Goes Undercover, 1974
- Nate the Great and the Phony Clue, 1977
- A Big Fat Enormous Lie, 1978
- The Day I was Born, 1980
- Gila Monsters Meet you at the Airport, 1980
- What Are we Going to do About Andrew?, 1980
- Lucretia the Unbearable, 1981
- Rollo and Juliet, 1981
- Two Ghosts on a Bench, 1982
- How to Meet a Gorgeous Guy, 1983
- I Saw Him First, 1983
- Rich Mitch, 1983
- How to Meet a Gorgeous Girl, 1984
- He Noticed I'm Alive - and Other Hopeful Signs, 1984
- Nate the Great and the Fishy Prize, 1985
- One Terrific Thanksgiving, 1985
- Two guys Noticed me - and Other Miracles, 1985
- Hooray for Mother's Day!, 1986
- Hooray for Father's Day!, 1987
- Hollywood Hound, 1993
- Genghis Khan: a dog star is born 1994
- Nate the Great and the Monster Mess, 1999
- Nate the Great, San Francisco detective, 2000
- Nate the Great and the Big Sniff, 2001
- Nate the Great on the Owl Express 2003 (with Mitchell Sharmat)
