Nate the Great and the Phony Clue Sharmat Marjorie Weinman and Simont Marc

These chapter books introduce beginning readers to the detective mystery genre. Perfect for the Common Core kids can problem-solve with Nate using logical thinking to solve mysteries! Early one morning a torn slip of paper with the mysterious letters V I T A appears on Nate the Great's doorstep.  He and his faithful dog Sludge set off to solve this latest mystery.  Against ferocious cats hostile adversaries and a sly phony clue -- not to mention a three o'clock deadline -- Nate struggles to prove once again that he is Nate the Great.