Big Nate: No Harm Done!

by Lincoln Peirce

Sixth grade renaissance man Nate Wright is bombastic, enthusiastic, and larger than life—it’s why his friends call him “Big Nate.” But behind the bravado, Nate is a faithful friend whose antics crack up his classmates, impart life lessons to readers, and bring a smile to comics fans everywhere.

It’s back-to-school time for sixth-grader Nate Wright, and this just might be the best year ever! Rumors are flying that the villainous Mrs. Godfrey is now teaching EIGHTH grade.   Chad is on the verge of destroying Gina in the race for class president. And could Nate finally realize his dream of changing the school mascot to . . . a sea cucumber? Hey, why not? He’s a can-do kind of guy. So when the Weekly Bugle needs a story, Nate’s happy to make headlines—by (allegedly) starting an epic food fight in the cafetorium! In this latest collection of gut-busting Big Nate comics, Nate’s always stirring things up, but at the end of every day, P.S. 38 is still standing. In other NO HARM DONE!

Genres: Graphic Novels, Childrens

176 pages, Paperback

Published September 2, 2025

About the author

Lincoln Peirce is a cartoon artist from Portland, Maine. He lives with his wife and two children, and occasionally gives lectures to students about cartoon creating. Peirce writes the comic strip "Big Nate". Peirce's comic strip, Big Nate, is featured as an island on the famous children's website, Poptropica. Big Nate appears as the first cartoon on The Maine Sunday Telegram in the comics section.

He studied art at Colby College in Maine were he began cartooning. He also studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture before teaching art and coaching basketball at a New York highschool for 3 years. He currently plays hockey with "an old men's league" and describes it as his best sport as a child. In an interview with the Washington Post, Peirce stated that his last name is pronounced "purse" and is not a misspelling of "pierce."

Lincoln Peirce was a member of the "Surviving as a Print Cartoonist" Panel at the Maine Comics Art Festival with fellow cartoonists Corey Pandolph (Barkeater Lake, Toby: Robot Satan, The Elderberries), Norm Feuri (Retail, Gill) and with Mike Lynch moderating. On the panel Lincoln revealed he is currently working with some animation and licensing projects including the addition of a Big Nate island to the online game Poptropica.

Reviews

[Ky Simpson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Big Nate, my guy

[Min]

Part 3 of accomplishing this year's reading challenge: comic books

[Stacey Adams · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sixth grader Nate is back to his tricks. He gets easily distracted and can't stop his mind from coming up with crazy ideas to pass the time. He challenges Artur, who is better at everything than Nate, to a knit-off. He tries to get his dad to give out "real" Halloween candy, not healthy snacks like last year. He thinks he's the star of the basketball team and let's everyone know what he thinks. He has to deal with Mrs. Godfrey....again. He gets Chad to run against Gina in the class President elections. He commands attention as he goes about his day. Fun.

[Nate Desyatnik · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think that this book contains the element of comedy and is great for person looking for a good read. there are multiple stories but i loved it nonetheless. the characters are great and humorous and would recommend to anyone over the age of 8 years old. it was a 11/10 and 101% rotten tomatoes.

[Sarah Ross · Rating 5 out of 5]

best big Nate book

I’ve read every big Nate book multiple times and this one is the best trust me buy it it’s sooooo good

[Macie · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is a very funny book series😆😆😆😆😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😝😜😛🫠🙃😲🙂‍↔️🙂‍↕️😁😀😃😄😅😉😊😋

[Reese Hensley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lincoln you’ve done it again diva 😻😋

[Ava Hunt · Rating 5 out of 5]

one of the best "big Nate" books

[Sean · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love Big Nate comics. They're hilarious.

[Anna Sokolowski · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fire as always

[Gisella (pfps w Alicia)]

book 6 of my 16 books in 24 days challenge bc i forgot about my reading challenge

please dont bully me about this one i am truly running out of options here 😔

[solace · Rating 5 out of 5]

good.I liked it.Very humorous.

[Gwen (Draco’s Version) · Rating 4 out of 5]

big nate will never not hit 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

[Jennifer]

I finally read this…. I did Read Diary of a wimpy kid. Here is my 3star review for that book: Read it for the challenge but cute. Understands why kids like it. Read Nov 15-16,2025 I’m going to go remove that book to keep my books read number accurate….unless I actually read this fast😂

[Z · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cover:OMG CRAZY but no hate on the cover lol but the book…