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Nate the Great, San Francisco Detective

by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

A missing joke book takes Nate to San Francisco

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A missing joke book takes Nate to San Francisco

Nate’s first out-of-town case begins when Duncan reports that his joke book has disappeared. With his dog, Sludge, Nate steps in for his cousin Olivia Sharp, a busy detective who is unavailable to handle the case. Their search carries them around San Francisco, including a pancake house and the Golden Gate Bridge, as they follow clues toward a destination that seems unlikely at first. The mystery pairs a child detective’s search with a city-spanning visit, while Duncan’s claim that the world depends on finding the book gives the case its comic stakes.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 who enjoy detective stories and clue-following.
  • Young readers interested in a mystery set around San Francisco.
  • Children who like stories featuring a detective and a dog companion.

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Detective work and cluesHumorSan Francisco

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Book overview

Nate, the great detective, and his dog, Sludge, are off to San Francisco! They're going to visit Nate's cousin Olivia Sharp. She's a detective, too, and a very busy one.

Olivia isn't around to solve her case number 22. Her client, Duncan, has lost his joke book. He tells Nate that if the book isn't found--and soon--the world will come to an end. Nate takes the case. He and Sludge cruise up and down and around San Francisco in the limo, tracking down clues. Sticky, icky clues, big and small clues, all-around-the-town clues that take them to a pancake house, over the Golden Gate Bridge, and finally to a place that seems wrong but could be right. Can Nate the Great keep the world from coming to an end? Can he solve his first out-of-town case?
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