Big Nate: Say Good-bye to Dork City (Volume 12) - Softcover

Peirce, Lincoln

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1449462251 ISBN 13: 9781449462253

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES!

Middle school has never been this funny! Big Nate: Say Good-bye to Dork City follows Nate Wright through pranks, music mayhem, sports mishaps, and friendship adventures in a full-color comics collection that kids won’t want to put down.

Nate Wright faces middle-school madness like only he can in Big Nate: Say Good-bye to Dork City. From mismanaged school events and over-the-top pranks to music disasters and sports chaos, Nate’s sixth-grade year is packed with laugh-out-loud moments and heartwarming friendship adventures.

With his trusty friends Francis and Teddy, Nate navigates peer pressure, teamwork, and the ups and downs of self-discovery—all while staying hilariously true to himself. Full-color strips showcase rambunctious classroom humor, family antics, and the everyday challenges of fitting in, making this collection irresistible to middle graders. Fun, contemporary, and full of tongue-in-cheek humor, Say Good-bye to Dork City is perfect for kids ages 8–10, reluctant readers, and anyone who loves mischievous, laugh-out-loud middle-grade adventures.

About this title

About the Author

 Lincoln Peirce has been drawing the Big Nate comic strip for more than 20 years. Born in Ames, Iowa, Peirce grew up in Durham, New Hampshire. As a kid, he began creating his own strips in the sixth grade. Peirce taught high school in New York City and has created several animated pilots for Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon. He lives in Portland, Maine, with his family.

Reviews

Gr 4–6—Heads up—Big Nate's hockey puck and paper airplanes coming though! Big Nate continues his wily evasion of homework and navigations of middle school social scenes in this latest addition to the series. In the tradition of classic funny strips, a thin thread of a plot with some gags in the middle are communicated via four to eight panels, each with a small resolution. This volume has Nate working to join Marcus's cool kid group, which results in running lots of errands for the big kids and rejecting old friends until he learns his lesson. Big Nate walks a fine line between tired tropes and alternative representations: there's everything from a single dad to an assertive (and therefore abhorrent) fat girl who wants to date Nate against his will. The line drawings are generally clear and effective, but the choice to depict Ms. Clarke's brown skin with stripes all over her face is odd. Peirce's representations of Spitsy the deranged dog are laugh-out-loud funny. Though it stands alone just fine, it's the rabid Big Nate fans who will clamor for this one. VERDICT Another "Big Nate" comic that readers—reluctant and voracious alike—will whisk off the shelf.—Lisa Nowlain, Darien Library, CT

Edition details

• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1449462251
• ISBN 13: 9781449462253
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224