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Big Nate
The Big Nate series by Lincoln Peirce has 8 known books (8 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Big Nate: In a Class by Himself (2010). The latest book with a fully recorded publication date is Big Nate Blasts Off.
- Books
- 8 known books (8 novels)
- Published
- 8
- First published
- 2010
- Status
- completed
- Shelved under
- Humour
- Last checked
Start here: Big Nate: In a Class by Himself (2010) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
Big Nate: In a Class by Himself
Big Nate: In a Class by Himself opens Lincoln Peirce's Big Nate series, published in March 2010, running 224 pages. It precedes Big Nate Strikes Again in the reading order. The series ran from 2010 to 2016 across 8 books.
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Big Nate Strikes Again
Big Nate Strikes Again is the 2nd book in the Big Nate series, written by Lincoln Peirce, published in October 2010 at 224 pages. It sits between Big Nate: In a Class by Himself and Big Nate On a Roll in the reading order.
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Big Nate On a Roll
Big Nate On a Roll is the 3rd book in the Big Nate series, written by Lincoln Peirce, published in August 2011 at 224 pages. In the reading order it comes after Big Nate Strikes Again and before Big Nate Goes for Broke.
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Big Nate Goes for Broke
Big Nate Goes for Broke is the 4th book in the Big Nate series, written by Lincoln Peirce, published in March 2012 at 224 pages. It follows Big Nate On a Roll and precedes Big Nate Flips Out in the reading order.
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Big Nate Flips Out
Big Nate Flips Out is the 5th entry in Lincoln Peirce's Big Nate series, published in February 2013 at 224 pages. It follows Big Nate Goes for Broke and precedes Big Nate: In the Zone in the reading order.
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Big Nate: In the Zone
Big Nate: In the Zone is the 6th entry in Lincoln Peirce's Big Nate series, published in March 2014 at 216 pages. It follows Big Nate Flips Out and precedes Big Nate Lives It Up in the reading order.
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Big Nate Lives It Up
Big Nate Lives It Up is the 7th book in the Big Nate series, written by Lincoln Peirce, published in March 2015 at 216 pages. It sits between Big Nate: In the Zone and Big Nate Blasts Off in the reading order.
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Big Nate Blasts Off
Big Nate Blasts Off is the 8th book in the Big Nate series, written by Lincoln Peirce, published in February 2016 at 218 pages. It follows Big Nate Lives It Up as the final entry in the series.
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About the Big Nate series
Nate Wright is an unapologetically confident sixth-grader at P.S. 38 who's certain he's destined for greatness -- as an athlete, a comic artist, a ladies' man, anything -- despite a steady stream of detentions, humiliations, and disasters that suggest otherwise. Spun off from Lincoln Peirce's long-running newspaper comic strip, the eight illustrated Big Nate novels follow Nate through school-year schemes: starting a band, running for class president, feuding with his nemesis Gina, and constantly sparring with his deadpan best friends Francis and Teddy.
Told half in prose and half in Nate's own comic-strip doodles (much like his more famous cousin-in-format, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, which it actually preceded as a strip by decades), the series leans on Nate's oversized self-belief for its comedy -- he's never in on the joke, which is exactly what makes him funny. It's a gentle, low-stakes read: no villains, no real danger, just the everyday indignities and small triumphs of middle school, delivered with a cartoonist's sense of comic timing.
Big Nate is a dependable pick for fans of illustrated-novel humor who've already worked through Wimpy Kid and want more of the same energy with a different (equally self-absorbed) narrator.
Frequently asked questions
How many Big Nate books are there?
There are 8 books in the main illustrated-novel series, published between 2010 and 2016. It's complete.
What order should I read Big Nate in?
Publication order, starting with In a Class by Himself (2010), though each book is largely self-contained.
Is Big Nate finished?
The illustrated-novel series concluded with Blasts Off in 2016. Lincoln Peirce has continued publishing separate Big Nate comic-strip collection books since.
Is Big Nate similar to Diary of a Wimpy Kid?
Yes, both mix prose narration with comic-style doodles from a self-absorbed young narrator, though Big Nate's newspaper-strip roots go back to 1991.
What age group is Big Nate for?
Roughly ages 8-12, similar to Diary of a Wimpy Kid and other illustrated-novel humor series.
If you like the Big Nate series
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