Big Nate (novels) books in order
Last checked: September 24, 2026, against harpercollins.com
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Big Nate: In a Class by Himself
2010 · Book
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About this series: sourced facts
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What the story is
Nate and his friends get through sixth grade at P.S. 38: pranks, sports, food fights and detentions.
Source: lccn.loc.gov, checked 2026-11-06Nate holds his school's all-time record for detentions.
Source: lccn.loc.gov, checked 2026-11-06Wikidata lists the genre as children's literature and comic.
Source: wikidata.org, checked 2026-11-06About the author
Wikidata lists Lincoln Peirce as born in 1963 in Ames.
Source: wikidata.org, checked 2026-11-06Wikidata lists the occupations of Lincoln Peirce as cartoonist, comics writer and comics artist.
Source: wikidata.org, checked 2026-11-06Wikidata lists Lincoln Peirce as educated at Colby College.
Source: wikidata.org, checked 2026-11-06Beyond the books
There is an animated Big Nate TV show; a 2024 book, The Nate Files, is a companion to it.
Source: lccn.loc.gov, checked 2026-11-06Lincoln Peirce's Big Nate comic strips are also collected in full-color books from Andrews McMeel.
Source: lccn.loc.gov, checked 2026-11-06Common questions
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