Nate the Great and the Monster Mess, Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Nate the Great and the Monster Mess, Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
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Nate the Great and the Monster Mess
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Author: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Narrator: John Lavelle

Unabridged: 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/12/2011


Synopsis

Beginning readers are introduced to the detective mystery genre in these chapter books. Perfect for the Common Core, kids can problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries! 

Nate the Great loves his mother’s Monster Cookies. But now her Monster Cookie recipe is missing! Nate and his dog, Sludge, get to work. They find lots of clues. But which ones count? Will Nate ever eat those wonderful cookies again?

Check out the Fun Activities section in the back of the book! 

Visit Nate the Great and Sludge!
NatetheGreatBooks.com"The short chapters and quick resolution of the mystery will be appreciated by beginning readers. Nate's many fans will eagerly sink their teeth into this treat."--School Library Journal 

About The Author

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat has written more than 130 books for children and young adults, as well as movie and TV novelizations. Her books have been translated into nineteen languages. Look for more in the Nate the Great series on audio from Listening Library.


Reviews

Goodreads review by nathan on April 08, 2024

Clickbait title in which there are very few monsters and Nate ends up just cleaning up this mess of a book. Thought we would get the big mom reveal, but all we get is her hand and the story ends abruptly as if Marjorie had no idea how this story should’ve concluded.......more

Goodreads review by Luisa on November 06, 2018

Cleanliness: there are dracula, frankenstein and werewolf cookies. The activities section in the back discusses legendary monsters. Reading Level: 2nd - 3rd grades **Like my reviews? I also have hundreds of detailed reports that I offer too. These reports give a complete break-down of everything in th......more

Goodreads review by Rosa on June 18, 2015

Nate the Great is a little boy that loves solving mysteries of his friends..missing things he helps find them. In this one his mother looses her recipe for monster cookies and can't find it. So Nate is on the job. This wasn't one of the better Nate the Great books and my special needs teenage son ki......more

Goodreads review by Marie on June 12, 2018

I'm going to let this one squeak by at a barely three. It's not bad (and I am an adult and not really the intended audience), but it's not the best Nate the Great. My seven-year-old enjoyed it and didn't even mind taking turns reading out loud. It's excellent for young readers - good repetition and......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea on September 22, 2022

I feel like these books are slowly going downhill. The first ones were fun, and now these ones are just kind of thrown together it feels like.......more


Quotes

Praise for the Nate the Great Series
 
“Kids will like Nate the Great.”School Library Journal, Starred Review
 
“A consistently entertaining series.” —Booklist
 
“Loose, humorous chalk and watercolor spots help turn this beginning reader into a page-turner.” —Publishers Weekly
 
“Nate, Sludge, and all their friends have been delighting beginning readers for years.” —Kirkus Reviews
 
They don’t come any cooler than Nate the Great.” —The Huffington Post