Nate the Great and the Halloween Hunt

by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
illustrated by Marc Simont

I just finished this book today. I thought it was appropriate because it is about Halloween. It all started out when Rosamond and Annie were trick or treating. Rosamond lost her cat, Little Hex. He is her tiniest cat. Nate the Great had to find her cat. Nate had to look in a haunted house! Nate usually didn't think haunted houses were real, but today he figured out that they WERE real!
There were ghosts, goblins and scary sounds! Little Hex wasn't in there. Nate noticed that the doors were locked. The side door, the front door and the back door were all locked!
Sludge broke the side of the house so Nate could squeeze out! It was a very exciting part!
Nate figured out the case. He said, "The case is solved!" Nate noticed that Rosamond's bag was heavier than Annie's bag, but they went to the same houses. Little Hex was in Rosamond's trick-or-treating basket.
This book is very cool  because it has eight Halloween "Extra Fun Activities" at the end. I can't wait to try them!

Nate the Great Goes Undercover

by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
illustrated by Marc Simont

It all starts when Nate is walking Sludge. Sludge is Nate's dog. They see their friend, Oliver. This is all before breakfast. Oliver says, "Nate, I have a mystery for you!" The mystery is: Who is tips over Oliver's trash can every night.
Nate learns all about what animals come out at night. He thinks it's a skunk, but he's not right.
In the end, it was his dog Sludge!
This book made me laugh when Nate said, "I Nate the Great have solved this mystery!', but when you turn the page you find out that he really didn't solve the mystery.
That's my blog for today.

Nate the Great and the Pillowcase

by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
illustrated by Marc Simont

Rosamond was missing a pillowcase for her cat. Annie came over because she knew it was Rosamond's cleaning day. Rosamond got scared of Annie's dog because the dog barked at Annie. Rosamond told Annie to rush out. I don't like when dogs bark at me either.
Nate says there is one more clue that he didn't solve. It was what the cleaning bag looked like. Annie said it was white, with holes in the bottom and tied with string. Nate the Great solved the mystery. Annie took the pillowcase instead of the cleaning bag.
This was a very good story.

Nate the Great and the Big Sniff

by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
illustrated by Martha Weston

This book starts out when Nate the Great loses his dog, Sludge. He usually goes to work with Sludge but this time he can't because Sludge IS the mystery. Later on, Nate the Great sees his friend Annie. Annie told him that she saw Sludge, and all about what Sludge did. Nate finds Sludge in the pancake department of the mall. He tells Sludge he is a very good dog because he knows that Nate the Great needs pancakes to think.
This was a very good book!