Another great addition to the Big Nate series! This is one of my son’s favorites and I have enjoyed discovering the series on his recommendation.

This graphic novel had the same humor that I expect from a Big Nate book and I am sure that fans of the series will be happy to have more Nate and friends antics to follow. This seemed to be shorter than some of the other graphic novels, but it may have been that I was excited for a new story (along with my son) and raced through it quicker than normal.

While this isn’t the type of story I usually read, I am glad to have something to bond over with my child that he is so passionate about!

As soon as I saw the book I requested it and fortunately my request was approved.

I have always been a big fan of the author and his books.

His writing style is quite easy to grasp and kids of any age can read it.

If you want your kids to get into reading,give them his books.

These are fun and so engaging.I read this one in one sitting. It’s a collection of comics throughout moments of Nate’s life at school and at home.


**Thankyou Netgalley and publisher for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange for a honest review*

Big Nate books are a staple for kids! My kids have been reading and loving them for years. I finally sat down & read one and it did not disappoint. Lincoln Pierce shares a great sense of humor in this comic book type of book.. Helping kids survive school is a must and this kind of book helps meet that need. In this book, Nate, the main character gets help from his furry friend, the gerbil, in keeping him out of trouble with his teacher. It really is done with a lot of humor but helps kids relate at the same time!

I appreciate the opportunity the publisher, Andrews McMeel Publishing, and Net Galley gave me to read this advance copy of the book. This is my total and unbiased opinion. Great book for kids (and adults) to read!!

This is the first time I have to 'create' a book in Goodreads because I got an advanced reader copy from Netgalley and could not find the book to add my reviews too.

Nate got himself in quite a difficult situation where he decided to date older student however as DeeDee said 'trouble in paradise' and he breaks up with her. I'd feel bad about break up but the fact that Trudy was never a good fit except, this is Nate we are talking about and he just bounces back to normal in no time.

Great book! I've read almost every Big Nate book and sometimes things start to stop feeling fresh anymore. Especially in some of the comics from a few years ago, but this one didn't feel like that!

Nate has a girlfriend, for once, she doesn't break up with him and it's him breaking up with her, for good reason too. That's definitely character growth, while also still maintaining his Nate-like personality of flirting with every girl.

Also, I love the incorporation of Dee Dee as one of the main recurring characters because she's a good friend to Nate, dramatic, but still able to make fun of him.

AND!! Nate's crush on Jenny is no longer the butt of jokes since he doesn't like her anymore, which is shocking because he's been trying to flirt with her as long as I remember. The fact that he doesn't like her is good because it made the story feel fresh and new instead of new situations with no growth.

Big Nate – a series where reviewers are needless, for it time and again does just what you'd expect. Here the friends try and make a movie with Chad as the star (and no, that's not where Ben Affleck turns up on these pages), Nate caddies for his dad a bit, and of course there's quite an extended section where a class gerbil is employed as homework shredder. I would have liked more with Nate and the older girlfriend I forgot about, if I ever knew he'd started dating her, but she like a few good punchlines just gets dropped and forgotten about, as the series just goes on and on. It almost looks like Nate will actually go up a year at school at the end of this, but I don't see that happening – any more than I see a drop in quality here.

Another wonderful Nate adventure. My two sons love these books, and they are 8 and 10. More hijinx and laughter ensues. I never think that they can come up with more storylines, but they always do. Nate and his friends are very lovable, and the addition of gerbils makes it even more adorable for kids.

Big Nate: the Gerbil Ate My Homework by Lincoln Peirce

With schools closed for the pandemic, I’ve been getting more and more ebooks for my 7-year-old to read. She was talking over the fence with her 8-year-old neighbor about books and he recommended the Big Nate series. She’s been enjoying them, and when I saw this new book on NetGalley, she said she’d write an review if I got it for her. Here it is:

“The Big Nate book series is about a boy name Nate who gets in a bunch of trouble and doesn’t have the best grades and doesn’t really like his teachers and he goes to beaches and he goes to school and sometimes in the panels he is just sitting with a water bottle.

There are almost 50 Big Nate books and I don’t think that they get any worse throughout the whole series if anything they get really good because it has Big Nate doing mischief with his teachers or playing pranks on his friends but it’s always interesting.

The one other thing that I don’t really like is that Big Nate isn’t very nice to his friends and family or his teachers people he gets bullied a lot but he also is mean to other people.”

From what I’ve read, it seems a little less crass than the Captain Underpants books, but it hits the same vibe. I will note that I didn’t love all of the language. On one page, a character called something “lame”, which is an ableist word that I would rather my children not be exposed to.

My 8 year old loves Big Nate books! As with others he has read, this one had him hooked and he couldn't stop reading.
Why he loved it? My son adores graphic novels that are humorous, somewhat relatable and that he can share favourite parts with his two siblings (my ten year old daughter also enjoyed this).
Big Nate is a classic and great for kids, teens and adults alike. I would also include this book in my middle school classroom library and know it would be a hit!

Another great story in the Big Nate collection! My children a year ago got into these stories and I thought oh sure why not! I did not think I'd find myself sitting and laughing along with them at the antics! The latest: The Gerbil Ate My Homework is no different. My 9 year old is on round two of reading - listening to her laugh as she does makes this easily a 5-star read.

Big Nate comes through with the laughs again. There were giggles from page 1 and I will recommend this to all my Big Nate and graphic novel loving patrons!

Another witty, silly edition of Big Nate comics. Sixth grade is a hard time for anyone and Nate is no exception. He has to deal with relationship drama, detention, and of course, homework trouble. Pierce Briggs his usual wit and humour to this newest volume of Big Nate.

Out of Calvin? Try Nate

When I first came across the earlier Nate books I thought they were fun enough, but not especially clever or insightful. Basically just school daze silliness and some typical recycled stuff. Well, one of us has grown up; or maybe both of us have. These books still aren't "edgy", but there are more and more pointed individual strips and story arcs in each collection, with this latest volume being a good example. Sure, there is a passing bit about the school gerbil, but there are fine story arcs covering jealousy, friendship, May/December romances, (i.e. sixth grade and seventh grade), and a surprising range of adult foibles. All of your favorite characters make appearances, and they too seem have grown up. Often they are the ones to deliver the punchlines after Nate has set up the gag.

So, it's always nice to see a new Nate on the shelf, and it's great that they seem to be getting better and better.

(Please note that I received a free advance will-self-destruct-in-x-days Adobe Digital copy of this book without a review requirement, or any influence regarding review content should I choose to post a review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)

My son loves the Big Nate books, so I thought he would enjoy reading this. I was excited to see that it was a "Read Now" book! He read it on the computer and laughed out loud several times.

Review from a nine-year-old: "I loved this book. It was so funny. I especially liked the strips where Nate put fire ants in Mr. Staples's pants, DeeDee pushes Nate out of the way to get a shot in front of the news camera, and where Nate Golfs with Arthur."

This series is a winner!

Another fabulous Big Nate book! These are fun and so engaging, kids of all ages enjoy reading them or being read to. I read this one in one sitting. It’s a collection of comics throughout moments of Nate’s life at school and at home. It also delves into summer vacation.

Super funny book, I was laughing several times. One thing I’m picky about is the constant elements that are just brought back from the previous books. Nevertheless Totally recommend!

As a librarian I love Big Nate. As a parent I love Big Nate, why? Because it gets my kids reading and I always have something funny to recommend at the library. I giggled my way through the Gerbil Ate My Homework. The humor is great for middle schoolers and parents alike. Peirce gets kids in ways other authors don't. I know any book he writes will be a hit at work.

Classic Big Nate! If you've liked earlier titles in this long-lived series then you'll love the gentle humor of this latest volume.

In a way, I wish these books were harder to read. You sit down and twenty seconds later, you're done and now you have a long wait until the next one. Fortunately they are just as good the second time round, and kids enjoy the Big Nate books over and over. They are hard to keep in the library, but that's a good thing, isn't it.