Marjorie W. Sharmat
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Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (born November 12, 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 1980s, Sharmat also wrote Sorority Sisters, a romantic book series, which had a sense of humor.
Among Sharmat's most popular books are those featuring child detective Nate the Great. The story, 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, Mitchell Sharmat, Marjorie's husband created Olivia Sharp, Nate's cousin and fellow detective.
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[edit] Works
- Goodnight, Andrew; Goodnight Craig, 1969
- Gladys Told Me to Meet Her Here, 1970 (illustrated by Edward Franscino)
- A Visit with Rosalind, 1971
- 51 Sycamore Lane, 1971 (illustrated by Lisl Weil)
- A Hot Thirsty Day, 1971
- Getting Something on Maggie Marmelstein, 1971
- Sophie and Gussie, 1973
- I Want Mama, 1974
- Walter the Wolf, 1975 (illustrated by Kelly Oechsli)
- I'm Terrific, 1977 (illustrated by Kay Chorao)
- Mitchell Is Moving, 1978
- A Big Fat Enormous Lie, 1978
- Thornton, the Worrier, 1978
- Mooch the Messy Meets Prudence the Neat, 1978
- Mr. Jameson & Mr. Phillips, 1979
- Uncle Boris and Maude, 1979
- I Am Not a Pest, 1979
- Griselda's New Year, 1979
- Octavia Told Me a Secret, 1979
- Say Hello, Vanessa, 1979 (illustrated by Lillian Hoban)
- Scarlet Monster Lives Here, 1979 (illustrated by Dennis Kendrick)
- The Trolls of Twelfth Street, 1979
- Sasha the Silly, 1979
- The 329th Friend, 1979
- The Day I was Born, 1980
- Gila Monsters Meet you at the Airport, 1980 (illustrated by Byron Barton)
- Griselda's New Year, 1980 (illustrated by Normand Chartier)
- Grumley the Grouch, 1980 (illustrated by Kay Chorao)
- Sometimes Mama and Papa Fight, 1980 (illustrated by Kay Chorao)
- What Are we Going to do About Andrew?, 1980
- Lucretia the Unbearable, 1981
- Rollo and Juliet, 1981
- Twitchell the Wishful, 1981
- Chasing After Annie, 1981
- Little Devil Gets Sick, 1982 (illustrated by Marylin Hafner)
- Two Ghosts on a Bench, 1982
- How to Meet a Gorgeous Guy, 1983
- I Saw Him First, 1983
- The Seven Sloppy Days of Phineas Pig, 1983 (illustrated by Sue Truesdell)
- Rich Mitch, 1983
- How to Meet a Gorgeous Girl, 1984
- He Noticed I'm Alive - and Other Hopeful Signs, 1984
- My Mother Never Listens to Me 1984 (illustrated by Lynn Munsinger)
- One Terrific Thanksgiving, 1985
- Two guys Noticed me - and Other Miracles, 1985
- Hooray for Mother's Day!, 1986
- Hooray for Father's Day!, 1987
- I'm the Best, 1991 (illustrated by Will Hillenbrand)
[edit] Duz Shedd / Genghis Khan series
Illustrated by Mitchell Rigie
- Hollywood Hound: A Duz Shedd Story (AKA The Great Genghis Khan Look-Alike Contest), 1993
- A Dog Star is Born: A Duz Shedd Story (AKA Genghis Kahn: A Dog Star is Born) 1994
- Dog-Gone Hollywood: A Duz Shedd Story (AKA Genghis Kahn: Dog-Gone Hollywood) 1994
- Dirty Tricks: A Duz Shedd Story, 2000
[edit] Morris Brookside series
Series illustrated by Ronald Himler:
- Morris Brookside, a dog, 1973
- Morris Brookside is Missing 1974
[edit] Nate the Great series
Most of these are illustrated by Marc Simont. The more recent ones are illustrated by Martha Weston:
- Nate the Great, 1972
- Nate the Great Goes Undercover, 1974
- Nate the Great and the Lost List, 1975
- Nate the Great and the Phony Clue, 1977
- Nate the Great and the Sticky Case, 1978
- Nate the Great and the Missing Key, 1981
- Nate the Great and the Snowy Trail, 1983
- Nate the Great and the Fishy Prize, 1985
- Nate the Great Stalks Stupidweed, 1986
- Nate the Great and the Boring Beach Bag, 1987
- Nate the Great Goes Down in the Dumps, 1989
- Nate the Great and the Halloween Hunt, 1989
- Nate the Great and the Musical Note, 1990 (written with Craig Sharmat)
- Nate the Great and the Stolen Base, 1992
- Nate the Great and the Pillowcase, 1993 (written with Rosalind Weinman)
- Nate the Great and the Mushy Valentine, 1994
- Nate the Great and the Tardy Tortoise, 1995 (written with Craig Sharmat)
- Nate the Great and the Crunchy Christmas, 1996 (written with Craig Sharmat)
- Nate the Great Saves the King of Sweden, 1997
- Nate the Great and Me: The Case of the Fleeing Fang, 1998
- Nate the Great and the Monster Mess, 1999
- Nate the Great, San Francisco Detective, 2000 (written with Mitchell Sharmat)
- Nate the Great and the Big Sniff, 2001 (written with Mitchell Sharmat)
- Nate the Great on the Owl Express, 2003
- Nate the Great Talks Turkey, 2006 (written with Mitchell Sharmat)
[edit] Olivia Sharp, Agent for Secrets series
Featuring Nate the Great's cousin, Olivia Sharp. Co-authored with Mitchell Sharmat and illustrated by Denise Brunkus:
- The Pizza Monster, 1989
- Princess of the Filmore Street School, 1989
- The Sly Spy, 1990
- The Green Toenails Gang, 1991
