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Marjorie Weinman Sharmat was born Marjorie Weinman in Portland, Maine on November 12, 1928. She received a degree in merchandising from Westbrook Junior College in 1948. She briefly worked at a department store, before taking a position in the Circulation Department at the Yale University Library in 1951. She transferred to the circulation staff at the Yale Law Library in 1954. She wrote more than 130 books for children and young adults during her lifetime. Her first children's book, Rex, was published in 1967. Her other books included the Nate the Great series; the Olivia Sharp, Agent for Secrets series written with her husband Mitchell Sharmat; The Kids of the Bus series written with her son Andrew Sharmat; I Saw Him First; and Goodnight Andrew; Goodnight Craig. She died from respiratory failure on March 12, 2019 at the age of 90. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Nate the Great… (more)
Nate the Great 3,189 copies, 40 reviews
Nate the Great Goes Undercover 1,093 copies, 5 reviews
Nate the Great and the Phony Clue 875 copies, 4 reviews
Nate the Great and the Lost List 669 copies, 3 reviews
Nate the Great and the Big Sniff 649 copies, 5 reviews
Nate the Great and the Pillowcase (Author) 532 copies, 2 reviews
Nate the Great Stalks Stupidweed 488 copies, 4 reviews
Nate the Great on the Owl Express 460 copies, 4 reviews
A Big Fat Enormous Lie 433 copies, 1 review
Nate the Great Talks Turkey 319 copies, 2 reviews
I'm Terrific 278 copies
The Pizza Monster 242 copies, 1 review
Nate the Great, Where are You? 219 copies, 1 review
Mitchell Is Moving 184 copies, 6 reviews
Say Hello, Vanessa 155 copies, 2 reviews
The Sly Spy 150 copies, 2 reviews
Scarlet Monster Lives Here 114 copies, 3 reviews
51 Sycamore Lane 86 copies, 1 review
Walter the Wolf 80 copies
Helga High-Up 70 copies
The 329th Friend 64 copies, 1 review
Rich Mitch 57 copies, 1 review
The Best Valentine in the World 44 copies, 2 reviews
Nate the Great and the Missing Birthday Snake (Author) 38 copies, 2 reviews
Get Rich Mitch! 31 copies
I Don't Care 30 copies, 1 review
Sophie and Gussie 29 copies, 1 review
Burton and Dudley 26 copies, 1 review
The Perfects 24 copies
I'm the Best 19 copies, 2 reviews
I Saw Him First 18 copies
Square Pegs 14 copies
School Bus Cat 11 copies
Tiffany Dino Works Out 11 copies, 1 review
Sometimes Mama and Papa fight 10 copies, 1 review
Hooray for Mother's Day! 10 copies, 1 review
Lucretia the Unbearable 9 copies, 1 review
Twitchell the Wishful 7 copies, 1 review
Go to Sleep, Nicholas Joe 7 copies, 2 reviews
I Want Mama 6 copies, 1 review
Edgemont 5 copies
Rex 4 copies
The Day I Was Born 2 copies, 1 review
Visions: 19 Short Stories (Contributor) 71 copies
Funny You Should Ask (Contributor) 18 copies
Growing Up Stories (Contributor) 11 copies
Top Teen Stories (Contributor) 6 copies

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