Big Nate: Back to Back Hits: On a Roll and Goes for Broke – Two Hilarious Novels About Rivalry and Friendship for Kids

by Lincoln Peirce

Now an animated series from Paramount + & Nickelodeon! A paperback bind-up of the third and fourth novels in the New York Times bestselling Big Nate   Big Nate on a Roll and Big Nate Goes for Broke . In Big Nate on a Roll , Nate’s a big deal in his scout troop . . . until Artur—aka Mr. Perfect—joins up. Now Nate’s stuck in second place. Can he make his way back to the top? In Big Nate Goes for Broke , Nate and his friends are in the Ultimate Snowdown — a wintry snow-sculpture competition against the bullies from Jefferson Middle School, who beat P.S. 38 at EVERYTHING! As the rivalry between P.S. 38 and Jefferson Middle School escalates, will Nate be able to save the day? For fans of the hilarious Diary of a Wimpy Kid Get ready for more Big Nate, #1 doodler and definitely NOT the teacher’s pet.

448 pages, Paperback

Published September 24, 2019

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

[Rob Worth · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this because my 10 year old son is a fan of Big Nate. Cute stories, similar to Diary Of A Wimpy Kid.