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Marjorie W. Sharmat

May 03, 2024

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (November 12, 1928 – March 12, 2019[1]) was an American children's writer.[2] She wrote more than 130 books for children and teens and her books have been translated into several languages. They have won awards including Book of the Year by the Library of Congress or have become selections by the Literary Guild.

Marjorie W. Sharmat
BornMarjorie Weinman
(1928-11-12)November 12, 1928
Portland, Maine, United States
DiedMarch 12, 2019(2019-03-12) (aged 90)
Munster, Indiana, United States
Pen nameWendy Andrews
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Alma materWestbrook Junior College
GenreChildren's literature
Notable awardsBook of the Year Citation from the Library of Congress 1967
PartnerMitchell Sharmat
RelativesCraig Sharmat, Andrew Sharmat (sons)

Perhaps Sharmat's most popular work features the child detective Nate the Great. He was inspired by and named after her father, who lived to see the first Nate book published.[3] One story, Nate the Great Goes Undercover, was adapted as a made-for-TV movie that won the Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival Award.[when?] Sharmat's husband Mitchell Sharmat expanded Nate's storyline by creating Olivia Sharp, his cousin and fellow detective. Husband and wife wrote four Olivia Sharp books published 1989 to 1991. During the 1990s, their son Craig Sharmat (then in his thirties) wrote three Nate books with his mother. In the late 2010s, their other son Andrew co-wrote the last two Nate books written while Marjorie Weinman Sharmat was alive. With Marjorie Weinman Sharmat's passing in 2019 Andrew has continued writing the series with Nate the Great and the Earth Day Robot (2021).[4]

In the mid-1980s Sharmat wrote three books published in 1984 and 1985 under the pseudonym Wendy Andrews (below).[5]

Sharmat also wrote the Sorority Sisters series, eight short novels published in 1986 and 1987 (not listed below). They are romantic fiction with a sense of humor. They are set in a California public high school (day school for ages 14 to 18, approximately).

Life edit

Sharmat, who was born in Portland, Maine, on November 12, 1928, graduated from Westbrook Junior College in 1948.[6] Sharmat's parents were Nathan and Anna Richardson Weinman. Nathan Weinman was a dry goods manufacturer and dealer. She had one sister, Rosalind.[2]

Sharmat died on March 12, 2019, at the age of 90.[7]

Works edit

Many of Sharmat's publications belong to one of the series (below) Nate the Great (from 1972), Morris Brookside (1973–1974), Olivia Sharp (1989–1991), or Duz Shedd (1993–2000).

  • Rex (Harper & Row, 1967), picture book illustrated by Emily McCully (this list otherwise mixes picture books and longer works without comment)
  • Goodnight, Andrew; Goodnight Craig (Harper, 1969), illus. Mary Chalmers – named after sons Andrew Sharmat and Craig Sharmat[2]
  • Gladys Told Me to Meet Her Here (Harper, 1970), illus. Edward Frascino
  • A Visit with Rosalind (Macmillan, 1971), illus. Lisl Weil – named after sister Rosalind Weinman[2]
  • 51 Sycamore Lane (Macmillan, 1971), illus. Lisl Weil
  • A Hot Thirsty Day (Macmillan, 1971), illus. Rosemary Wells
  • Getting Something on Maggie Marmelstein (Harper, 1971), illus. Ben Shecter
  • Sophie and Gussie, 1973
  • I Want Mama, 1974 (illus. Emily Arnold McCully); German edition, Mama liegt im Krankenhaus (Carlsen, 1976)
  • Walter the Wolf, 1975 (illus. Kelly Oechsli)
  • Mooch the Messy, 1976 (illus. Ben Shecter)
  • I'm Terrific, 1977 (illus. 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 (illus. Lillian Hoban)
  • Scarlet Monster Lives Here, 1979 (illus. 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 (illus. by Byron Barton)
  • Griselda's New Year, 1980 (illus. Normand Chartier)
  • Grumley the Grouch, 1980 (illus. Kay Chorao)
  • Sometimes Mama and Papa Fight, 1980 (illus. 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 (illus. Marylin Hafner)
  • Two Ghosts on a Bench, 1982
  • How to Meet a Gorgeous Guy, 1983
  • I Saw Him First (Delacorte Press, 1983) – romantic fiction for teens
  • The Seven Sloppy Days of Phineas Pig, 1983 (illus. 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 (illus. Lynn Munsinger)
  • Supergirl Storybook: Based on the Motion Picture Supergirl, G. P. Putnam, 1984 (as Wendy Andrews)[8]
  • Vacation Fever!, Pacer Books, 1984 (as Wendy Andrews)[9]
  • Are We There Yet?, Pacer Books, 1985 (as Wendy Andrews)[10]
  • One Terrific Thanksgiving, 1985
  • Two Guys Noticed Me – and Other Miracles, 1985
  • Get Rich Mitch, 1985
  • Hooray for Mother's Day!, 1986
  • Hooray for Father's Day!, 1987
  • I'm the Best, 1991 (illus. Will Hillenbrand)

Morris Brookside edit

Illustrated by Ronald Himler:

  • Morris Brookside, a Dog, 1973
  • Morris Brookside is Missing 1974

Duz Shedd, or Genghis Kahn edit

Illustrated by Mitchell Rigie:

  1. Hollywood Hound: A Duz Shedd Story (AKA The Great Genghis Khan Look-Alike Contest), 1993
  2. A Dog Star is Born: A Duz Shedd Story (AKA Genghis Kahn: A Dog Star is Born) 1994
  3. Dog-Gone Hollywood: A Duz Shedd Story (AKA Genghis Kahn: Dog-Gone Hollywood) 1994
  4. Dirty Tricks: A Duz Shedd Story, 2000

Nate the Great edit

Illustrated by Marc Simont; later by Martha Weston (as chapter books) and Jody Wheeler (also as chapter books):

  1. Nate the Great, 1972
  2. Nate the Great Goes Undercover, 1974
  3. Nate the Great and the Lost List, 1975
  4. Nate the Great and the Phony Clue, 1977
  5. Nate the Great and the Sticky Case, 1978
  6. Nate the Great and the Missing Key, 1981
  7. Nate the Great and the Snowy Trail, 1983
  8. Nate the Great and the Fishy Prize, 1985
  9. Nate the Great Stalks Stupidweed, 1986
  10. Nate the Great and the Boring Beach Bag, 1987
  11. Nate the Great Goes Down in the Dumps, 1989
  12. Nate the Great and the Halloween Hunt, 1989
  13. Nate the Great and the Musical Note, 1990 (written with son Craig Sharmat)
  14. Nate the Great and the Stolen Base, 1992
  15. Nate the Great and the Pillowcase, 1993 (written with sister Rosalind Weinman)[2]
  16. Nate the Great and the Mushy Valentine, 1994
  17. Nate the Great and the Tardy Tortoise, 1995 (with Craig Sharmat)
  18. Nate the Great and the Crunchy Christmas, 1996 (with Craig Sharmat)
  19. Nate the Great Saves the King of Sweden, 1997
  20. Nate the Great and Me: The Case of the Fleeing Fang, 1998
  21. Nate the Great and the Monster Mess, 1999 (illus. by Martha Weston)
  22. Nate the Great, San Francisco Detective, 2000 (written with husband Mitchell Sharmat; illus. by Weston)
  23. Nate the Great and the Big Sniff, 2001 (with Mitchell Sharmat; illus. by Weston)
  24. Nate the Great on the Owl Express, 2003 (with Mitchell Sharmat; illus. by Weston)
  25. Nate the Great Talks Turkey, 2006 (with Mitchell Sharmat; illus. by Jody Wheeler)
  26. Nate the Great and the Hungry Book Club, 2009 (with Mitchell Sharmat; illus. by Wheeler)
  27. Nate the Great, Where Are You?, 2015 (with Mitchell Sharmat; illus. by Wheeler)
  28. Nate the Great and the Missing Birthday Snake, 2018 (with son Andrew Sharmat; illus. by Wheeler)
  29. Nate the Great and the Wandering Word, 2019 (with son Andrew Sharmat; illus. by Wheeler)

Olivia Sharp edit

Featuring Nate the Great's cousin, Olivia Sharp, "Agent for Secrets". Co-written with husband Mitchell Sharmat, and illustrated by Denise Brunkus:

  1. The Pizza Monster, 1989
  2. Princess of the Filmore Street School, 1989
  3. The Sly Spy, 1990
  4. The Green Toenails Gang, 1991
  5. Akulakhan, 2002

References edit

  1. ^ Seelye, Katharine Q. (2019-03-16). "Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, 90, 'Nate the Great' Author, Dies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Picture Books Author of the Month: Marjorie Sharmat". Greenville Public Library (Greenville, RI). Retrieved 10 March 2013. Short biography and Titles list.
  3. ^ Henneman, Heidi (2002). . Archived from the original on November 5, 2009. Retrieved 2014-03-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). 30th anniversary interview of Marjorie Sharmat. BookPage (bookpage.com). Archived 2009-11-05. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
      Published with subtitle "Interview by Heidi Henneman" and numerous quotations, not in interview format.
  4. ^ "Nate the great and the Earth Day robot | WorldCat.org". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  5. ^ "Author Information: Wendy Andrews". Internet Book List. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  6. ^ . www.librarypoint.org. Archived from the original on 2012-05-27.
  7. ^ "Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, 90, 'Nate the Great' Author, Dies". New York Times. March 16, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  8. ^ The Supergirl storybook: Based on the motion picture Supergirl. Putnam. 1984. ISBN 9780399210754. LCCN 84003320.
  9. ^ LC Catalog - No Connections Available. LCCN 84003235.
  10. ^ LC Catalog - No Connections Available. LCCN 84022716.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Nate the Great at publisher Random House
  • at Waterboro Public Library, Maine (archived 2006-05-03)
  • Picture Books Author of the Month (November 2000?) at Greenville Public Library, Rhode Island
  • Sharmat at Aga-search.com (Japanese language)
  • Marjorie W. Sharmat at Library of Congress, with 157 library catalog records
  • Wendy Andrews at Library of Congress, with 3 library catalog records
  • Mitchell Sharmat at Library of Congress, with 27 library catalog records
  • Craig Sharmat at Library of Congress, with 6 library catalog records

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Marjorie Weinman Sharmat November 12 1928 March 12 2019 1 was an American children s writer 2 She wrote more than 130 books for children and teens and her books have been translated into several languages They have won awards including Book of the Year by the Library of Congress or have become selections by the Literary Guild Marjorie W SharmatBornMarjorie Weinman 1928 11 12 November 12 1928Portland Maine United StatesDiedMarch 12 2019 2019 03 12 aged 90 Munster Indiana United StatesPen nameWendy AndrewsOccupationWriterNationalityAmericanAlma materWestbrook Junior CollegeGenreChildren s literatureNotable awardsBook of the Year Citation from the Library of Congress 1967PartnerMitchell SharmatRelativesCraig Sharmat Andrew Sharmat sons Perhaps Sharmat s most popular work features the child detective Nate the Great He was inspired by and named after her father who lived to see the first Nate book published 3 One story Nate the Great Goes Undercover was adapted as a made for TV movie that won the Los Angeles International Children s Film Festival Award when Sharmat s husband Mitchell Sharmat expanded Nate s storyline by creating Olivia Sharp his cousin and fellow detective Husband and wife wrote four Olivia Sharp books published 1989 to 1991 During the 1990s their son Craig Sharmat then in his thirties wrote three Nate books with his mother In the late 2010s their other son Andrew co wrote the last two Nate books written while Marjorie Weinman Sharmat was alive With Marjorie Weinman Sharmat s passing in 2019 Andrew has continued writing the series with Nate the Great and the Earth Day Robot 2021 4 In the mid 1980s Sharmat wrote three books published in 1984 and 1985 under the pseudonym Wendy Andrews below 5 Sharmat also wrote the Sorority Sisters series eight short novels published in 1986 and 1987 not listed below They are romantic fiction with a sense of humor They are set in a California public high school day school for ages 14 to 18 approximately Contents 1 Life 2 Works 2 1 Morris Brookside 2 2 Duz Shedd or Genghis Kahn 2 3 Nate the Great 2 4 Olivia Sharp 3 References 4 External linksLife editSharmat who was born in Portland Maine on November 12 1928 graduated from Westbrook Junior College in 1948 6 Sharmat s parents were Nathan and Anna Richardson Weinman Nathan Weinman was a dry goods manufacturer and dealer She had one sister Rosalind 2 Sharmat died on March 12 2019 at the age of 90 7 Works editMany of Sharmat s publications belong to one of the series below Nate the Great from 1972 Morris Brookside 1973 1974 Olivia Sharp 1989 1991 or Duz Shedd 1993 2000 Rex Harper amp Row 1967 picture book illustrated by Emily McCully this list otherwise mixes picture books and longer works without comment Goodnight Andrew Goodnight Craig Harper 1969 illus Mary Chalmers named after sons Andrew Sharmat and Craig Sharmat 2 Gladys Told Me to Meet Her Here Harper 1970 illus Edward Frascino A Visit with Rosalind Macmillan 1971 illus Lisl Weil named after sister Rosalind Weinman 2 51 Sycamore Lane Macmillan 1971 illus Lisl Weil A Hot Thirsty Day Macmillan 1971 illus Rosemary Wells Getting Something on Maggie Marmelstein Harper 1971 illus Ben Shecter Sophie and Gussie 1973 I Want Mama 1974 illus Emily Arnold McCully German edition Mama liegt im Krankenhaus Carlsen 1976 Walter the Wolf 1975 illus Kelly Oechsli Mooch the Messy 1976 illus Ben Shecter I m Terrific 1977 illus 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 amp 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 illus Lillian Hoban Scarlet Monster Lives Here 1979 illus 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 illus by Byron Barton Griselda s New Year 1980 illus Normand Chartier Grumley the Grouch 1980 illus Kay Chorao Sometimes Mama and Papa Fight 1980 illus 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 illus Marylin Hafner Two Ghosts on a Bench 1982 How to Meet a Gorgeous Guy 1983 I Saw Him First Delacorte Press 1983 romantic fiction for teens The Seven Sloppy Days of Phineas Pig 1983 illus 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 illus Lynn Munsinger Supergirl Storybook Based on the Motion Picture Supergirl G P Putnam 1984 as Wendy Andrews 8 Vacation Fever Pacer Books 1984 as Wendy Andrews 9 Are We There Yet Pacer Books 1985 as Wendy Andrews 10 One Terrific Thanksgiving 1985 Two Guys Noticed Me and Other Miracles 1985 Get Rich Mitch 1985 Hooray for Mother s Day 1986 Hooray for Father s Day 1987 I m the Best 1991 illus Will Hillenbrand Morris Brookside edit Illustrated by Ronald Himler Morris Brookside a Dog 1973 Morris Brookside is Missing 1974 Duz Shedd or Genghis Kahn edit 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 Nate the Great edit Illustrated by Marc Simont later by Martha Weston as chapter books and Jody Wheeler also as chapter books 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 son Craig Sharmat Nate the Great and the Stolen Base 1992 Nate the Great and the Pillowcase 1993 written with sister Rosalind Weinman 2 Nate the Great and the Mushy Valentine 1994 Nate the Great and the Tardy Tortoise 1995 with Craig Sharmat Nate the Great and the Crunchy Christmas 1996 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 illus by Martha Weston Nate the Great San Francisco Detective 2000 written with husband Mitchell Sharmat illus by Weston Nate the Great and the Big Sniff 2001 with Mitchell Sharmat illus by Weston Nate the Great on the Owl Express 2003 with Mitchell Sharmat illus by Weston Nate the Great Talks Turkey 2006 with Mitchell Sharmat illus by Jody Wheeler Nate the Great and the Hungry Book Club 2009 with Mitchell Sharmat illus by Wheeler Nate the Great Where Are You 2015 with Mitchell Sharmat illus by Wheeler Nate the Great and the Missing Birthday Snake 2018 with son Andrew Sharmat illus by Wheeler Nate the Great and the Wandering Word 2019 with son Andrew Sharmat illus by Wheeler Olivia Sharp edit Featuring Nate the Great s cousin Olivia Sharp Agent for Secrets Co written with husband 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 Akulakhan 2002References edit Seelye Katharine Q 2019 03 16 Marjorie Weinman Sharmat 90 Nate the Great Author Dies The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2023 02 22 a b c d e Picture Books Author of the Month Marjorie Sharmat Greenville Public Library Greenville RI Retrieved 10 March 2013 Short biography and Titles list Henneman Heidi 2002 A kid detective who never grows old Archived from the original on November 5 2009 Retrieved 2014 03 17 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link 30th anniversary interview of Marjorie Sharmat BookPage bookpage com Archived 2009 11 05 Retrieved 2014 03 17 Published with subtitle Interview by Heidi Henneman and numerous quotations not in interview format Nate the great and the Earth Day robot WorldCat org www worldcat org Retrieved 2023 02 22 Author Information Wendy Andrews Internet Book List Retrieved 10 March 2013 Marjorie Sharmat the Magnificent LibraryPoint www librarypoint org Archived from the original on 2012 05 27 Marjorie Weinman Sharmat 90 Nate the Great Author Dies New York Times March 16 2019 Retrieved October 19 2021 The Supergirl storybook Based on the motion picture Supergirl Putnam 1984 ISBN 9780399210754 LCCN 84003320 LC Catalog No Connections Available LCCN 84003235 LC Catalog No Connections Available LCCN 84022716 External links editOfficial website Nate the Great at publisher Random House Maine Writers Index S at Waterboro Public Library Maine archived 2006 05 03 Picture Books Author of the Month November 2000 at Greenville Public Library Rhode Island Sharmat at Aga search com Japanese language Marjorie W Sharmat at Library of Congress with 157 library catalog records Wendy Andrews at Library of Congress with 3 library catalog records Mitchell Sharmat at Library of Congress with 27 library catalog records Craig Sharmat at Library of Congress with 6 library catalog records Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marjorie W Sharmat amp oldid 1217646658, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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