Books with author Marjorie/Craig Sharmat

Nate the Great has just recieved a strange musical note. The note tells Nate's friend Pip what his mother wants him to do at four o'clock.Their friend Rosamond, Pip's piano teacher, has turned the note into a riddle.Nate the Great is on the case. He checks Rosamond's garage but doesn't find any clues. Later, Nate and his trusty dog Sludge don't see or hear anything strange at the band concert.Time is ruuning out. It's almost four o'clock. Will Nate the Great stay stuck in the middle of this musical riddle?

The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and someone is eating the flowers in Nate the Great's garden. A green tortoise is slowly, slowly stepping across the lawn, and Nate is slowly, slowly following him. Where does Nate's green guest truly belong? It may take all of Nate the Great's patience and sharp eyesight to find out slowly. "From the Hardcover edition."