Big Nate Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| In a Class by Himself |
2010 |
Buy |
| Big Nate: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? |
2012 |
N/A |
| Big Nate Strikes Again |
2010 |
Buy |
| Big Nate: Here Goes Nothing |
2012 |
N/A |
| Big Nate on a Roll |
2011 |
Buy |
| Big Nate: Genius Mode |
2013 |
N/A |
| Big Nate Goes for Broke |
2012 |
Buy |
| Big Nate: Mr. Popularity |
2014 |
N/A |
| Big Nate Flips Out |
2013 |
Buy |
| In The Zone |
2014 |
Buy |
| Big Nate Lives It Up |
2015 |
Buy |
| Big Nate Blasts Off |
2016 |
Buy |
| Attack of the Cheez Funk Breath |
2025 |
Buy |
Big Nate Activity Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Big Nate Boredom Buster |
2011 |
Buy |
| Big Nate: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? |
2012 |
N/A |
| Big Nate Fun Blaster |
2012 |
Buy |
| Big Nate: Here Goes Nothing |
2012 |
N/A |
| Big Nate: Genius Mode |
2013 |
N/A |
| Doodlepalooza |
2013 |
Buy |
| Big Nate: Mr. Popularity |
2014 |
N/A |
| Laugh-O-Rama |
2014 |
Buy |
| Big Nate Super Scribbler |
2015 |
Buy |
| Big Nate Puzzlemania |
2016 |
Buy |
Big Nate Comic Strips Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| From the Top |
2010 |
Buy |
| Big Nate and Friends |
2011 |
Buy |
| Out Loud |
2011 |
Buy |
| Big Nate Makes the Grade |
2012 |
Buy |
| Big Nate Makes a Splash |
2013 |
Buy |
| Dibs on This Chair |
2013 |
Buy |
| Game On! |
2013 |
Buy |
| I Can’t Take It! |
2013 |
Buy |
| Pray for a Fire Drill |
2013 |
Buy |
| Great Minds Think Alike |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Crowd Goes Wild! |
2014 |
Buy |
| Big Nate’s Greatest Hits |
2015 |
Buy |
| Say Good-bye to Dork City |
2015 |
Buy |
| Welcome to My World |
2015 |
Buy |
| Revenge of the Cream Puffs |
2016 |
Buy |
| Thunka, Thunka, Thunka |
2016 |
Buy |
| A Good Old-Fashioned Wedgie |
2017 |
Buy |
| What’s a Little Noogie Between Friends? |
2017 |
Buy |
| Big Nate Goes Bananas! |
2018 |
Buy |
| Silent But Deadly |
2018 |
Buy |
| Hug It Out! |
2019 |
Buy |
| Payback Time! |
2019 |
Buy |
| Blow the Roof Off! |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Gerbil Ate My Homework |
2020 |
Buy |
| Aloha! |
2021 |
Buy |
| In Your Face |
2021 |
Buy |
| Beware of Low-Flying Corn Muffins |
2022 |
Buy |
| Release the Hounds! |
2022 |
Buy |
| Move It or Lose It! |
2023 |
Buy |
| Nailed It! |
2023 |
Buy |
Big Nate Graphic Novels Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Big Nate: From the Top |
2010 |
N/A |
| From the Top |
2010 |
Buy |
| Out Loud |
2011 |
Buy |
| Big Nate and Friends |
2011 |
Buy |
| Big Nate: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? |
2012 |
N/A |
| Here Goes Nothing |
2012 |
N/A |
| Dibs on This Chair |
2013 |
Buy |
| Big Nate Makes the Grade |
2012 |
Buy |
| Pray for a Fire Drill |
2013 |
Buy |
| Big Nate: All Work and No Play |
2012 |
N/A |
| Big Nate Makes a Splash |
2013 |
Buy |
| I Can’t Take It! |
2013 |
Buy |
| Genius Mode |
2013 |
N/A |
| Game On! |
2013 |
Buy |
| Great Minds Think Alike |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Crowd Goes Wild! |
2014 |
Buy |
| Big Nate’s Greatest Hits |
2015 |
Buy |
| Say Good-bye to Dork City |
2015 |
Buy |
| Welcome to My World |
2015 |
Buy |
| Thunka, Thunka, Thunka |
2016 |
Buy |
| Revenge of the Cream Puffs |
2016 |
Buy |
| What’s a Little Noogie Between Friends? |
2017 |
Buy |
| A Good Old-Fashioned Wedgie |
2017 |
Buy |
| Silent But Deadly |
2018 |
Buy |
| Big Nate Goes Bananas! |
2018 |
Buy |
| Big Nate: Hug It Out! |
2019 |
N/A |
| Payback Time! |
2019 |
Buy |
| Big Nate: Payback Time! |
2019 |
N/A |
| Hug It Out! |
2019 |
Buy |
| Blow the Roof Off! |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Gerbil Ate My Homework |
2020 |
Buy |
| Big Nate: In Your Face! |
2021 |
N/A |
| In Your Face |
2021 |
Buy |
| Aloha! |
2021 |
Buy |
| Big Nate: Aloha! |
2021 |
N/A |
| Beware of Low-Flying Corn Muffins |
2022 |
Buy |
| Destined for Awesomeness |
2022 |
Buy |
| Release the Hounds! |
2022 |
Buy |
| Prank You Very Much |
2022 |
Buy |
| Big Nate: Remain Calm! |
- |
N/A |
| Nailed It! |
2023 |
Buy |
| Move It or Lose It! |
2023 |
Buy |
| This Means War! |
2024 |
Buy |
| Remain Calm! |
2024 |
Buy |
| No Harm Done! |
2025 |
Buy |
| Code Red! |
2026 |
Buy |
Big Nate Miscellaneous Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Big Nate: In a Class by Himself |
2010 |
N/A |
| The Boy with the Biggest Head in the World |
2010 |
Buy |
| Big Nate Strikes Again |
2010 |
N/A |
| What Could Possibly Go Wrong? |
2012 |
Buy |
| Big Nate on a Roll |
2011 |
N/A |
| Here Goes Nothing |
2012 |
Buy |
| All Work and No Play: A Collection of Sundays |
2012 |
Buy |
| Big Nate Goes for Broke |
2012 |
N/A |
| Big Nate Flips Out |
2013 |
N/A |
| Genius Mode |
2013 |
Buy |
| Big Nate in the Zone |
2014 |
N/A |
| Mr. Popularity |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Crowd Goes Wild! |
2014 |
Buy |
| Big Nate Lives It Up |
2015 |
N/A |
| Say Good-bye to Dork City |
2015 |
Buy |
| Big Nate Blasts Off |
2016 |
N/A |
| Welcome to My World |
2015 |
Buy |
| Thunka, Thunka, Thunka |
2016 |
Buy |
| Revenge of the Cream Puffs |
2016 |
Buy |
| Epic Big Nate |
2016 |
Buy |
| What’s a Little Noogie Between Friends? |
2017 |
Buy |
| A Good Old-Fashioned Wedgie |
2017 |
Buy |
| Silent But Deadly |
2018 |
Buy |
| Payback Time! |
2019 |
Buy |
| Little Big Nate |
2019 |
Buy |
| Hug It Out! |
2019 |
Buy |
| Back to Back Hits: On a Roll and Goes for Broke |
2019 |
Buy |
| Big Nate Better Than Ever |
2019 |
Buy |
| Blow the Roof Off! |
2020 |
Buy |
| I Smell a Pop Quiz |
2020 |
Buy |
| Big Nate Stays Classy |
2020 |
Buy |
Big Nate TV Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Big Nate: In a Class by Himself |
2010 |
N/A |
| The Nate Files |
2024 |
Buy |
| Big Nate Strikes Again |
2010 |
N/A |
| Big Nate on a Roll |
2011 |
N/A |
| Big Nate Goes for Broke |
2012 |
N/A |
| Big Nate Flips Out |
2013 |
N/A |
| Big Nate in the Zone |
2014 |
N/A |
| Big Nate Lives It Up |
2015 |
N/A |
| Big Nate Blasts Off |
2016 |
N/A |
Max and the Midknights Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Max and the Midknights |
2019 |
Buy |
| Battle of the Bodkins |
2020 |
Buy |
| Max and the Midknights: Battle of the Bodkins |
2020 |
N/A |
| The Tower of Time |
2022 |
Buy |
Lincoln Peirce created the Big Nate comic strip in 1991, and it has since become one of the most recognizable properties in middle-grade fiction. The strip follows Nate Wright, a self-assured sixth-grader at P.S. 38 who fancies himself a great artist, athlete, and all-around talent while frequently landing in detention. The comic runs in over 400 newspapers and has been collected into dozens of compilation books.
Starting in 2010, Peirce expanded Big Nate into a series of illustrated novels, beginning with In a Class by Himself. These chapter books bring Nate’s school adventures to a longer format while keeping the same humor and cartoon illustrations that made the strip popular. The novels have sold millions of copies and been translated into many languages. In 2022, Big Nate was adapted into an animated series for Paramount+.
Peirce also created the Max and the Midknights series in 2019, a fully illustrated medieval adventure series aimed at the same middle-grade audience. The series follows a young girl named Max who dreams of becoming a knight, and it uses a graphic novel format mixed with prose. Peirce’s distinctive cartoon style and kid-friendly humor have made him one of the most widely read authors in the middle-grade space.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Lincoln Peirce written?
Lincoln Peirce has written 143 books across seven series.
What was Lincoln Peirce's first book?
Lincoln Peirce’s first book is Big Nate Strikes Again, published in 2010.
What is Big Nate about?
Big Nate follows sixth-grader Nate Wright, a confident and mischievous kid who is convinced he is destined for greatness despite constant clashes with teachers, homework, and his rival Gina. The series started as a newspaper comic strip in 1991 and expanded into novels, comic compilations, activity books, and a Paramount+ animated series.