Nate the Great and the Missing Key

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! 

Annie has lost her house key. Now she can’t set up for Fang’s birthday party. Nate doesn't want to go to a party for Annie's ferocious dog. But he can't resist a mystery. Nate the Great and his trusty dog, Sludge, are hot on the trail!

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“Casual and comic, Simont’s drawings are . . . lively, adding vitality to the brisk first-person account of yet another deductive triumph. . . . Satisfying, nicely structured and written, this can also be used for reading aloud to younger children.”—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

• Nate the Great and the Boring Beach Bag
• Nate the Great and the Snowy Trail
• Nate the Great Goes Undercover
• Nate the Great and the Stolen Base
• Nate the Great and the Monster Mess
• Nate the Great and the Halloween Hunt (Nate the Great, No. 12)
• Nate the Great and the Sticky Case
• Nate the Great and the Phony Clue
• Nate the Great and the Wandering Word
• Nate the Great and the Lost List