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Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Books in Order

37 books are credited to Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, published between 1972 and 2022; 2 of them appeared after Marjorie Weinman Sharmat's death in 2019. The first book is Nate the Great (1972) and the newest is Nate the Great and the Missing Tomatoes (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat also publishes as Wendy Andrews.

Books
37
Published
1972–2022
Confirmed
2 of 37 titles
Pages on record
1,753 in 29 of 37 books
Reading time
29–44 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,753 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 29 of 37 titles with a page count on record.

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Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (1928-2019) was an American children's writer with more than 130 books for children and teens to her name. Nate the Great, a child detective named after Sharmat's father, is the most popular of them. The first Nate title appeared in 1972, and the character returns across the 37 books in this listing, the newest being Nate the Great and the Missing Tomatoes (2022). Lost possessions, dogs and detection are the recurring subjects. Nate the Great Goes Undercover was filmed for television and took the Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival Award.

In the Nate the Great series, Nate is a self-proclaimed detective with a fondness for pancakes. He works with his dog, Sludge, interviewing suspects and gathering clues to solve each case.

How many Marjorie Weinman Sharmat books are there?

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat has 37 books, released between 1972 and 2022. 2 of them were published after Marjorie Weinman Sharmat's death in 2019.

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 37 Marjorie Weinman Sharmat books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Nate the Great Goes Undercover by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (1974)
  2. Cover of Nate the Great and the Lost List by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (1975)
  3. Cover of Mooch The Messy by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, book 4 of the An I Can Read series (1976)
  4. Cover of Nate the Great and the Phony Clue by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (1977)
  5. Cover of Nate the Great and the Sticky Case by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (1978)
  6. Cover of Scarlet Monster Lives Here by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, book 9 of the An I Can Read series (1979)
  7. Cover of Nate the Great and the Missing Key by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (1981)
  8. Cover of Nate the Great and the Snowy Trail by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (1983)
  9. Cover of Rich Mitch by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, book 11 of the Avon Camelot series (1983)
  10. Cover of Nate the Great and the Fishy Prize by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (1985)
  11. Cover of Get Rich Mitch! by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, book 21 of the Avon Camelot series (1985)
  12. Cover of Nate the Great Stalks Stupidweed by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (1986)
  13. Cover of Nate the Great and the Boring Beach Bag by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (1987)
  14. Cover of Nate the Great and the Halloween Hunt by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (1989)
  15. Cover of Nate the Great Goes Down in the Dumps by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (1989)
  16. Cover of Nate the Great and the Musical Note by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (1990)
  17. Cover of Nate the Great and the Stolen Base by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (1992)
  18. Cover of Nate the Great and the Pillowcase by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (1993)
  19. Cover of Nate the Great and the Mushy Valentine by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (1994)
  20. Cover of Nate the Great and the Tardy Tortoise by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (1995)
  21. Cover of Mitchell Is Moving by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, book 4 of the Ready-to-Read Level 3 series (1996)
  22. Cover of Nate the Great and the Crunchy Christmas by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (1996)
  23. Cover of Nate the Great Saves the King of Sweden by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (1997)
  24. Cover of The Case of the Fleeing Fang by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (1998)
  1. 1
    Nate the Great1972 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197232
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  2. 2
    Nate the Great Goes Undercover1974 · 47 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197447
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  3. 3
    Nate the Great and the Lost List1975 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197580
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  4. 4
    Mooch The MessyAn I Can Read #41976 · 61 pages · confirmed 2/4
    197661
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  5. 5
    Nate the Great and the Phony Clue1977 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197748
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  6. 6
    Nate the Great and the Sticky Case1978 · 44 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197844
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  7. 7
    Scarlet Monster Lives HereAn I Can Read #91979 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    197964
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  8. 8
    Nate the Great and the Missing Key1981 · 47 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198147
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  9. 9
    Nate the Great and the Snowy Trail1983 · 47 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198347
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  10. 10
    Rich MitchAvon Camelot #111983 · 136 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1983136
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  11. 11
    The Story Of Bentley BeaverAn I Can Read #141984 · 62 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198462
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  12. 12
    Nate the Great and the Fishy Prize1985 · 47 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198547
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  13. 13
    Get Rich Mitch!Avon Camelot #211985 · 152 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1985152
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  14. 14
    Nate the Great Stalks Stupidweed1986 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198680
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  15. 15
    Nate the Great and the Boring Beach Bag1987 · confirmed 1/4
    1987–
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  16. 16
    Nate the Great and the Halloween Hunt1989 · confirmed 1/4
    1989–
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  17. 17
    Nate the Great Goes Down in the Dumps1989 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198948
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  18. 18
    Nate the Great and the Musical Note1990 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199032
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  19. 19
    Nate the Great and the Stolen Base1992 · 47 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199247
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  20. 20
    Nate the Great and the Pillowcase1993 · 47 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199347
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  21. 21
    Nate the Great and the Mushy Valentine1994 · 43 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199443
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  22. 22
    Nate the Great and the Tardy Tortoise1995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
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  23. 23
    Mitchell Is MovingReady-to-Read Level 3 #41996 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199648
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  24. 24
    Nate the Great and the Crunchy Christmas1996 · 41 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199641
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  25. 25
    Nate the Great Saves the King of Sweden1997 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199740
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  26. 26
    The Case of the Fleeing Fang1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  27. 27
    Nate the Great and the Monster Mess1999 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199948
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  28. 28
    San Francisco Detective1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  29. 29
    Nate the Great and the Big Sniff2001 · confirmed 1/4
    2001–
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  30. 30
    Nate the Great on the Owl Express2003 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200332
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  31. 31
    Nate the Great Talks Turkey2007 · 78 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200778
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  32. 32
    Nate the Great and the Hungry Book Club2009 · 62 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200962
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  33. 33
    Nate the Great, Where Are You?2015 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201580
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  34. 34
    Nate the Great and the Missing Birthday Snake2018 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201880
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  35. 35
    Nate the Great and the Wandering Word2019 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201980
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  36. 36
    Nate the Great and the Earth Day Robot2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  37. 37
    Nate the Great and the Missing Tomatoes2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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Marjorie Weinman Sharmat books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

An I Can Read in order

3 books
  1. 4. Mooch The Messy
  2. 9. Scarlet Monster Lives Here
  3. 14. The Story Of Bentley Beaver

Avon Camelot in order

2 books
  1. 11. Rich Mitch
  2. 21. Get Rich Mitch!

Ready-to-Read Level 3 in order

1 book
  1. 4. Mitchell Is Moving

Standalone books

31 books

31 Marjorie Weinman Sharmat titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Marjorie Weinman Sharmat books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 37 Marjorie Weinman Sharmat books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Start with Nate the Great (1972), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Marjorie Weinman Sharmat book?

Nate the Great and the Missing Tomatoes (2022) is the newest Marjorie Weinman Sharmat book released so far.

Is there a new Marjorie Weinman Sharmat book coming?

No next Marjorie Weinman Sharmat book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat at a glance

Died
Marjorie Weinman Sharmat died in 2019, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Marjorie Weinman Sharmat are still being published after Marjorie Weinman Sharmat's death in 2019; the newest appeared in 2022.
Release pace
Marjorie Weinman Sharmat books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,753 pages across the 29 of 37 books with a recorded length, a median of 48 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Marjorie Weinman Sharmat books, 11 of 37, were published in the 1990s.

What the Marjorie Weinman Sharmat books are about

35 of the 37 Marjorie Weinman Sharmat books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 31 of 35. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.