The Princess of the Fillmore Street School by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat - ISBN: 9780440420606
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Olivia Sharp: Detecting problems, not mysteries. A friend in need.

The Princess of the Fillmore Street School

Princess Of Fillmore Street School

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  • Paperback

    80 pages

  • Release Date

    1 August 2005

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Summary

Olivia Sharp, cousin to super sleuth Nate the Great, is a detective too–and she’s back in a limited reissued series of four books. Rather than solve mysteries, Olivia helps friends with their problems by detecting what’s wrong beneath the surface. Beginning readers will be won over by Olivia’s spunk, eccentricities, and can-do spirit.

“I, Nate the Great, have something to say. My cousin Olivia Sharp is almost (but not quite) the world’s best detective. I solve mysteries. She’s an agen…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780440420606
ISBN-10:0440420601
Author:Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, Mitchell Sharmat, Denise Brunkus
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Random House USA Children's Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:80
Edition:2nd
Release Date:1 August 2005
Weight:74g
Dimensions:191mm x 132mm x 6mm
Series:Olivia Sharp: Agent for Secrets
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Critics Review

Praise for Olivia Sharp:

“Olivia is a refreshingly intelligent female protagonist.”—Booklist

“Fast-moving, lighthearted, genuinely funny, and easily read, this should be a winner.”—Kirkus Reviews

About The Author

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, born in Portland, Maine, in 1928, is the author of more than 130 books for children of all ages, which have been translated into 17 languages. Her most popular series is Nate the Great, begun in 1972. Many of Sharmat’s books have been Literary Guild selections and chosen as Books of the Year by the Library of Congress. Several have been made into films for television, including Nate the Great Goes Undercover, winner of the Los Angeles International Children’s Film Festival Award. Nate the Great Saves the King of Sweden has been named one of the New York Public Library’s 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing. She lives with her husband in Tuscon, Arizona.

Mitchell Sharmat, a graduate of Harvard University, has written numerous picture books, easy readers, and novels. He is best known for the classic Gregory, the Terrible Eater. In his honor, The Sharmat Collection, displaying the books he has written, was established at the Harvard Graduate School of Education by the Munroe C. Gutman Library.

Denise Brunkus is a children’s book illustrator. She has illustrated more than 60 books, including the Junie B. Jones series and Read All About It! by Laura and Jenna Bush.

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