Now an animated series from Paramount + & Nickelodeon!

For fans of the hilarious Diary of a Wimpy Kid series: Get ready to meet Big Nate! In the very first novel in the New York Times bestselling series, Big Nate is in a class by himself!

Nate knows he's meant for big things. REALLY big things. But things don't always go your way just because you're awesome. Nate barely survives his dad's toxic oatmeal before rushing off to school--minus his lunch. He body slams the no-nonsense principal. He accidentally insults his least favorite teacher, the horrifying Mrs. Godfrey (aka Godzilla). And school has barely started!

Trouble always seems to find him, but Nate keeps his cool. He knows he's destined for greatness. A fortune cookie told him so.

Here comes BIG NATE, accidental mischief maker and definitely NOT the teacher's pet.

Get your reader into this beloved series with Big Nate: In a Class by Himself, the perfect book for anyone who's ever been to middle school.

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

Author: Lincoln Peirce
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 03/23/2010
Series: Big Nate #1
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.80w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780061944345
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.1
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 137291 / Big Nate: In a Class by Himself/The Boy with the Biggest Head in the World


Award: 2012 Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner - Grades 3-5
Award: 2013 Young Reader's Choice Award Nominee - Junior/Grades 4-6
Award: Great Stone Face Book Award Winner - Grades 4-6
Award: 2013 Garden State Children's Book Awards Winner - Children's Fiction


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 03/01/2010 pg. 70
Kirkus Review - Children 03/01/2010 pg. 208
School Library Journal 04/01/2010 pg. 166
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2010
Publishers Weekly 04/12/2010 pg. 49
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2010 pg. 118
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style

About the Author
Peirce, Lincoln: -

Lincoln Peirce (pronounced "purse") is a cartoonist/writer and New York Times bestselling author of the hilarious Big Nate book series (www.bignatebooks.com), now published in twenty-five countries worldwide and available as ebooks and audiobooks and as an app, Big Nate: Comix by U! He is also the creator of the comic strip Big Nate. It appears in over three hundred U.S. newspapers and online daily at www.gocomics.com/bignate. Lincoln's boyhood idol was Charles Schulz of Peanuts fame, but his main inspiration for Big Nate has always been his own experience as a sixth grader. Just like Nate, Lincoln loves comics, ice hockey, and Cheez Doodles (and dislikes cats, figure skating, and egg salad). His Big Nate books have been featured on Good Morning America and in the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and the Washington Post. He has also written for Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon. Lincoln lives with his wife and two children in Portland, Maine.