Here she collaborates with her husband, Mitchell Sharmat. They live in Tucson, Arizona. More about Marjorie Weinman Sharmat. Bestselling Books: Nate the Great, Nate the Great and the Halloween Hunt (Nate the Great, No. 12) , Nate the Great Goes Undercover.
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