Big Nate Blasts Off - by Lincoln Peirce (Hardcover)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

Now an animated series from Paramount + & Nickelodeon!

For fans of the hilarious Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, here comes the eighth novel in the New York Times bestselling series Big Nate.

BIG NATE IS BLASTING OFF!

Nate has a crush on Ruby. But after his scrap with Randy Betancourt makes headlines in the Weekly Bugle, he's got a problem WAY worse than detention! Can Nate bounce back? And will the annual Mud Bowl be a blast . . . or a bust?

Meet BIG NATE, P.S. 38's coolest doodler and definitely NOT the teacher's pet.

Review Quotes

"Big Nate is funny, big time." - Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Praise for BIG NATE: IN A CLASS BY HIMSELF: "Though Nate may not achieve the fame he seeks with his classmates, this sharp-witted and unflappable protagonist just might find it with readers." - Publishers Weekly

Praise for BIG NATE: IN A CLASS BY HIMSELF: "Thank goodness sequels are planned!" - Kirkus Reviews

Praise for BIG NATE: IN A CLASS BY HIMSELF: "Laugh-out-loud!" - School Library Journal

Praise for BIG NATE: IN A CLASS BY HIMSELF: "Nate's persistent good cheer and moxie make him a likeable new proxy for young misfits." - Booklist

Praise for BIG NATE: IN A CLASS BY HIMSELF: "What carries the day are the zany illustrations and unflagging enthusiasm of Nate himself." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Praise for BIG NATE STRIKES AGAIN: "The millions of Wimpy Kid fans will be thrilled to find another cartoon buddy to read about, this good-hearted king of detention." - Horn Book (starred review)

Praise for BIG NATE STRIKES AGAIN: "Fans will be in heaven; thank goodness number three is already on the way." - Kirkus Reviews

"Even the most jaded middle-schooler will find much to laugh about here." - The Horn Book

Praise for BIG NATE ON A ROLL: "[T]he slickest of this series...On a roll indeed!" - Kirkus Reviews

Praise for BIG NATE ON A ROLL: "Nate is often compared to Jeff Kinney's Wimpy Kid and will appeal to the same audience, he bears more resemblance to the tricksters of folklore...the interplay between text and pictures remains fresh, as does the distinction between Peirce's cartoons and Nate's own cartoons." - The Horn Book