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Nate Wright is a rebellious eleven-year-old who is convinced that he is a genius destined for greatness. Despite any evidence to the contrary (for example, being the all-time record holder for detentions in school history), his belief in his destiny is unshakeable. After all, he read it in a fortune cookie, so it must be true.

Whether it is as a talented comic book artist, the self-proclaimed king of the class or the motivational leader of the school sports team, Nate approaches everything with reckless confidence and resolute enthusiasm. Nate will not let anything get in his way, even if it means landing in detention AGAIN.

Big Nate started out as the star of the popular American comic strip by Lincoln Peirce. Peirce started making comics in the 6th grade, just like Big Nate himself. He created the Big Nate comics in 1991, naming the main character after his nickname for his big brother, and they have appeared in over 300 American newspapers as well as daily on gocomics.com. Following the success of the Peanuts-style online cartoon, Peirce has gone on to write a series of eight Big Nate books and there is even a 3D animated Big Nate movie in the works for 2021.

The Big Nate books are perfect for comic lovers and fans of Diary of A Wimpy Kid, The Beano or Captain Underpants will love their silly humour and brilliant cartoons. 

The reading level for Big Nate is classified as AR 3.3 and we recommend the series for children aged 9 and over. However, the adventures of Big Nate and friends are easy to read and laugh-out-loud funny, so work for any reading level.

Big Nate Book 1 is The Boy With the Biggest Head in the World but you don’t need to read them in any particular order. You can also check out the compilations of the original Big Nate comic strips  - the first of which is Big Nate: From the Top.

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All the Big Nate books in order:
Book 1: Big Nate: The Boy with the Biggest Head in the World (2010)
Book 2: Big Nate Strikes Again (2010)
Book 3: Big Nate on a Roll (2011)
Book 4: Big Nate Goes for Broke (2012)
Book 5: Big Nate Flips Out (2013)
Book 6: Big Nate in the Zone (2014)
Book 7: Big Nate Lives it Up (2015)
Book 8: Big Nate Blasts Off (2016)

All the Big Nate comic strip collections in order:
Book 1: Big Nate From the Top (2010) 
Book 2: Big Nate Out Loud (2011)
Book 3: Big Nate and Friends (2012)
Book 4: Big Nate: What Could Possibly Go Wrong (2012)
Book 5: Big Nate: Here Goes Nothing (2012)
Book 6: Big Nate Makes the Grade (2012)
Book 7: Big Nate All Work and No Play: A Collection of Sundays (2012)
Book 8: Big Nate: I Can’t Take It (2013)
Book 9: Big Nate: Genius Mode (2013)
Book 10: Big Nate: Game On! (2013)
Book 11: Big Nate: Great Minds Think Alike (2014)
Book 12: Big Nate: The Crowd Goes Wild (2014)
Book 13: Big Nate: Say Good-bye to Dork City (2015)
Book 14: Big Nate: Welcome to my World (2015)
Book 15: Big Nate: Thunka, Thunka, Thunka (2016)
Book 16: Big Nate: Revenge of the Cream Puffs (2016)
Book 17: Big Nate: What’s a Little Noogie Between Friends (2017)
Book 18: Big Nate: A Good Old-Fashioned Wedgie (2017)
Book 19: Big Nate: Silent But Deadly (2018)
Book 20: Big Nate Goes Bananas (2018)
Book 21: Big Nate Hug it Out! (2019)
Book 22: Big Nate: Payback Time! (2019)
Book 23: Big Nate: Blow the Roof Off! (2020)
Book 24: Big Nate: The Gerbil Ate My Homework (2020)
Book 25: Big Nate: In Your Face! (2021)
Book 26: Big Nate: Aloha! (2021)
Book 27: Big Nate: Beware of Low-Flying Corn Muffins (2022)
Book 28: Big Nate: Release the Hounds! (2022)

Big Nate Activity Books:
Book 1: Big Nate Boredom Buster (2011)
Book 2: Big Nate Fun Blaster (2012)
Book 3: Big Nate: Doodlepalooza (2013)
Book 4: Big Nate: Laugh-O-Rama (2014)
Book 5: Big Nate Super Scribbler: Cheezy Doodles, Crazy Comics and Epic Laughs (2015)
Book 6: Big Nate: Puzzlemania (2016)