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1、FormytwoNates:Foryou,mygrandson,NathanSharmat,bornDecember12,1992Andinmemoryofyourgreat-grandfather,NathanWeinman,bornonehundredyearsearlieronJuly12,1892Alwaysremember,Nateisgreat!ContentsCoverOtherBooksByThisAuthorsTitlePageCopyrightDedicationFirstPageAbouttheAuth
2、orsMynameisNatetheGreat.Iamadetective.Ihaveadog,Sludge.Heisadetectivetoo.Hehelpsmewithmycases.ButonedayIhadtohelpSludgewithhiscase.1ItwasValentine’sDay.Sludgewasnappinginhisdoghouse.Itiptoeduptoit.Isawabigredpaperhearttapedtotheoutsideofthehouse.Somethingwasprinted
3、ontheheart.ILOVEYOUSLUDGEMORETHANFUDGESomeonehadgivenSludgeavalentine!Iwasgladthatnoonehadgivenmeavalentine.I,NatetheGreat,donotlikemushywords.Orslushywords.I,NatetheGreat,donotwanttobeanyone’svalentine.2Sludgecameoutofhisdoghouse.Ishowedhimhisvalentine.Itwassigned
4、withinitials.ABH.“WhoisABH?”IaskedSludge.Sludgesniffedthevalentine.Andsniffedit.Hedidnotknowwhoitwasfromeither.Helookedatme.3“Youwantmetohelpyoufindoutwhosentyouthisvalentine?”Iasked.“Thisisnotmykindofcase.”ButSludgeismykindofdog.Iwroteanotetomymother.4SludgeandIlo
5、okedforfootprintsaroundhisdoghouse.Sludgecarriedhisvalentineinhismouthwhilehelooked.Helikedit.Wedidnotseeanyfootprints.Iwasthinking,WhatcluesdoIhave?5Theprintingonthevalentinewasmadewithstencils.Anybodycouldhavedoneit.Andanybodycouldhavestuckthevalentineonthedoghou
6、se.WhodoSludgeandIknow?WeknowRosamond,Oliver,Claude,Annie,Annie’slittlebrotherHarry,Esmeralda,Pip,andFinley.NoneofthemhavetheinitialsABH.IsawAnnieandherdog,Fang,comingtowardus.Fangwillneverbeanybody’svalentine.“Ihaveacaseforyou,”Anniesaid.“Ican’tfindavalentinethatI
7、made.Pleaselookforit.”6“Ialreadyhaveavalentinecase,”Isaid.“SomebodygaveSludgeavalentine,butwedon’tknowwho.I,NatetheGreat,takeonlyonecaseatatime.”“Imustfindmyvalentine,”Anniesaid.“Please.”Iwroteanothernotetomymother.7“Tellmeaboutyourmissingvalentine,”IsaidtoAnnie.“T
8、hismorningRosamondandIeachmadeavalentineatmyhouse,”Anniesaid.“Rosamondcalledthemvalentwins.”“Valentwins?”“Yes,becausehervalentineandmyvalentinelo
