Big Nate on a Roll

by Lincoln Peirce

Other authorsLincoln Peirce (Illustrator)

Paperback, 2015

Status

Available

Call number

813.6

Publication

HarperCollins (2015), Edition: Reprint, 224 pages

Description

Middle-schooler Nate Wright vies against his rival, the "perfect" Artur, to win the grand prize of a customized skateboard in their scout troop contest.

User reviews

LibraryThing member mountie9

Jake's Review: I love when you get me these books mom, because I get to share them at school and all my buds like them. Nate is so funny and he is sorta like me. He gets in trouble all the time and likes to skateboard as much as I do. The story goes by really fast and I wish it was longer. Nate's

Dad is kinda dumb but I like him because he is dumb. I hate Spitzy the Dog because he is annoying and really ugly looking. The only thing I didn't like were that some of the pictures were not complete, but Mom explained to me that this copy is an ARC and the completed version will look better. I really can't wait till the next Nate book comes out, because I like these books as much as I like the Wimpy Kid books.

Jake's Rating: 9/10

Mom's Review: These books are absolutely delightful and perfect for the middle school reader, especially for the reluctant ones. Jake loves lending these to Brian because Brian will actually read them (Books and Brian do not go together) and Brian's mom loves them because of this. These are also great books for adult readers because we all have a bit of Nate in us. His honesty and wit will make even the more jaded reader laugh. The story is nice and fast paced so most kids will be hooked and not want to put it down -- which will keep them away from their iPods for a while (Jake's note: I heard that and totally know who you are talking about). School and Public Libraries would be smart to have a couple of copies of each of the titles in the series -- trust me they will be well used.

Mom's Rating: 9.5/10

We received this from Harper Collins Children's in exchange for an honest review and Jake totally loves them for it (me too of course)

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LibraryThing member scote23

My only complaint is that there was not enough Gina!

LibraryThing member scote23

My only complaint is that there was not enough Gina!

LibraryThing member benuathanasia

As these are all starting to blend together in their mediocrity, I'll just affix a conversation I had with some students about Big Nate:
One of my students caught me reading this and they were SOOO excited to see a teacher reading the same stuff THEY read. So, I decided to take the opportunity to

ask a few students why they enjoy Big Nate. I was met with blank stares. "Well...ummmm..."
Me: If you don't like it, why do you read it?
Her: Because it's fast. We get more points for more books, so we can get quick points.
Her fellow students: *nods and murmurs of agreement*

Ah. That makes so much sense.

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