📖 About Big Nate

Big Nate is a series universe written by Lincoln Peirce. The complete collection runs to 35 books across 4 series, published between 2010 and 2025.

The main series is Publication Order of Big Nate Books with 9 books. It opens with In a Class by Himself (2010) and currently runs to Attack of the Cheez Funk Breath (2025).

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🎯 Where to Start with Big Nate

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: In a Class by Himself (2010), book 1 of Publication Order of Big Nate Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 4 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Big Nate Books in Order

Publication Order of Big Nate Books
9 books
1
In a Class by Himself book cover1In a Class by Himself2010Buy on Amazon
Big Nate Strikes Again book cover2Big Nate Strikes Again2010Buy on Amazon
Big Nate on a Roll book cover3Big Nate on a Roll2011Buy on Amazon
Big Nate Goes for Broke book cover4Big Nate Goes for Broke2012Buy on Amazon
Big Nate Flips Out book cover5Big Nate Flips Out2013Buy on Amazon
In The Zone book cover6In The Zone2014Buy on Amazon
Big Nate Lives It Up book cover7Big Nate Lives It Up2015Buy on Amazon
Big Nate Blasts Off book cover8Big Nate Blasts Off2016Buy on Amazon
Attack of the Cheez Funk Breath book cover9Attack of the Cheez Funk Breath2025Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Big Nate Graphic Novels
10 books
2
From the Top book cover1From the Top2010Buy on Amazon
Out Loud book cover2Out Loud2011Buy on Amazon
Big Nate and Friends book cover3Big Nate and Friends2011Buy on Amazon
Big Nate Makes the Grade book cover4Big Nate Makes the Grade2012Buy on Amazon
Dibs on This Chair book cover5Dibs on This Chair2013Buy on Amazon
Pray for a Fire Drill book cover6Pray for a Fire Drill2013Buy on Amazon
Game On! book cover7Game On!2013Buy on Amazon
Big Nate Makes a Splash book cover8Big Nate Makes a Splash2013Buy on Amazon
I Can't Take It! book cover9I Can't Take It!2013Buy on Amazon
Great Minds Think Alike book cover10Great Minds Think Alike2014Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Big Nate Activity Books
6 books
3
Big Nate Boredom Buster book cover1Big Nate Boredom Buster2011Buy on Amazon
Big Nate Fun Blaster book cover2Big Nate Fun Blaster2012Buy on Amazon
Doodlepalooza book cover3Doodlepalooza2013Buy on Amazon
Laugh-O-Rama book cover4Laugh-O-Rama2014Buy on Amazon
Big Nate Super Scribbler book cover5Big Nate Super Scribbler2015Buy on Amazon
Big Nate Puzzlemania book cover6Big Nate Puzzlemania2016Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Big Nate Miscellaneous Books
10 books
4
The Boy with the Biggest Head in the World book cover1The Boy with the Biggest Head in the World2010Buy on Amazon
What Could Possibly Go Wrong? book cover2What Could Possibly Go Wrong?2012Buy on Amazon
Here Goes Nothing book cover3Here Goes Nothing2012Buy on Amazon
All Work and No Play: A Collection of Sundays book cover4All Work and No Play: A Collection of Sundays2012Buy on Amazon
Genius Mode book cover5Genius Mode2013Buy on Amazon
Mr. Popularity book cover6Mr. Popularity2014Buy on Amazon
The Crowd Goes Wild! book cover7The Crowd Goes Wild!2014Buy on Amazon
Say Good-bye to Dork City book cover8Say Good-bye to Dork City2015Buy on Amazon
Welcome to My World book cover9Welcome to My World2015Buy on Amazon
Thunka, Thunka, Thunka book cover10Thunka, Thunka, Thunka2016Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Big Nate books are there?
There are 35 books in the Big Nate collection, organised into 4 series and published between 2010 and 2025.
What is the first Big Nate book?
The first book is In a Class by Himself, published in 2010.
What order should I read the Big Nate books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Big Nate books?
The Big Nate books were written by Lincoln Peirce.
Is the Big Nate series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Big Nate Books, has 9 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Big Nate series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 2010, and the most recent in 2025.