Big Nate Goes Bananas!

Big Nate Graphic Novels #20

by Lincoln Peirce

The school year is winding down, and Nate can’t wait for summer baseball, beach trips, and…overripe bananas? Yuck! Turns out Nate has a problem with fruit that’s past its prime. And that’s not all that’s bugging him. Kim Cressly is making Chester jealous at Nate’s expense, Artur is challenging him in the Hunny Bursts mascot contest, and his replacement social studies teacher is none other than Coach John. In banana terms, it’s all left Nate feeling a little bruised. Can he make it to summer without slipping up? Join Nate and the gang for more shenanigans in this collection of Big Nate comics! 

Genres: Graphic Novels, Childrens, Humor, Middle Grade, Comics, School, Graphic Novels Comics

176 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2018

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

[Shai · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the second time that I've read a collection from the Big Nate comic series. Previously, I've mentioned in my review at the Big Nate: Silent But Deadly that I've tried to read one of the volumes from this comic book before. and that I wasn't able to finish it. Thankfully, I've given this series a chance because after Silent But Deadly, I could say that I'm one of those who really anticipates the future releases.

Big Nate Goes Bananas! is another great addition to those who collect all volumes. This graphic novel is for children ages 7 to 12 but as long as Nate and his friends will entertain me, I don't care what people think of me and I'm not ashamed that what I'm reading is for kids. Definitely, a great read and recommended for all readers, and for those who have a good laugh while reading.

[♛ Garima ♛ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Big Nate never disappoints. Always manages to bring smile on my face.

[Glen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another good collection of strips featuring everybody's favorite sixth grader navigating the hazards of childhood.

[Tobin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I JUST love big Nate

[Teagan · Rating 5 out of 5]

My brother was OBSESSED with Big Nate so his review is that it was funny, and it is one of his favorite books now. Kids who like to read Calvin and Hobbes, Captain Underpants, and Dog Man would love this book. 😀😀😀

[Brogan Strauss · Rating 5 out of 5]

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This book is probably the funniest book out of its entire series. Big Nate: goes bananas is probably the book for you because of its serious humor and creative vocabulary. Sometimes this book teaches you school subjects that way when you’re reading a funny book you’re actually learning something while reading it. This book shows how Nate and his friends go through some relationship drama and teacher dilemma, and possibly go “bananas” about it. But Nate has more than relationships and teacher drama, he suffers from being on a baseball team that has a whimpy dorky name the cupcakes. Also while having his toughest,tallest,and meanest bully in his school on the other team. Nate is gonna go ”bananas.”I suggest that my friends and teachers should read Big Nate: goes bananas cause it’ll make you laugh with joy.

[Miles R · Rating 5 out of 5]

Haha this book was funny

[Alex Klaas · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book.

[sammy · Rating 4 out of 5]

fuunny bookk

[Cole Thomson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think that this book was really funny and really fun to read. I like it because, it always made me laugh. and I understood it right away. It has loads of scenes like sports, school and at home

[Dillon]

keep being you

[Nicholas · Rating 5 out of 5]

EVERYONE IN THIS BOOK IS OUTTA POCKET

[Rosa · Rating 5 out of 5]

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Thank you to Andrews McMeel Publishing and Net Galley for a free copy of this book in trade for an honest review.

A bit of too late for the review, but this is actually the 2nd Big Nate book I read. It’s still hilarious as the previous book, but maybe some of the jokes doesn’t really rub on me. But I like it as well. It fuels my need for a good laugh.

Starting with how the coach wants to change the baseball team name and ended up with “cupcake” as a team name. And then relationship between Nate and Kim (is there even a relationship there?) it makes the story getting funnier by every turn of page. Every single time, Chester who’s Kim’s boyfriend seems to find a reason to hurt Nate. Also, the question of reincarnation: when you die and return back to life, what will you become? Nate answer’s got shortened by his friends as Cheetos. On the other hand, Mrs.Godfrey wants to come back as her-self. That sends shivers down the spine for Nate.

Overall, the Big Nate series is something to look forward to. With the funny conflict between Nate and his friends and teachers, this series are guaranteed to entertain your day.

Recommend to read on a bad day and read it with an open mind, since there’s a possibility that Nate’s logic is explainable somehow. Fingers crossed that my baby in the future don’t have Nate’s logic.

[Mehsi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

Gee, how could I resist? I have been looking forward to a new Big Nate book ever since I finished the last one. I kept hoping that it would be there soon so I could read more of Nate's adventures in life, see his friends, and also see what themes we have in this book.

Review to come in September.

[January Gray · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the Big Nate books and have shared the love with my two oldest boys. Big Nate is funny and you can relate to him no matter your age. The drawings are fun as well.

[Eli · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like when Nate and teddy kick the ball on accident into coach Jon’s cup and he swallows it and says that’s good coffee.

[Prakhar · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked the funny jokes in it, and wish I had a friendship like Nate, Francis, and teddy.

[Wayne McCoy · Rating 4 out of 5]

'Big Nate Goes Bananas!' by Lincoln Peirce is another great collection of comics about a pretty funny middle school kid.

This time around, Nate's baseball team gets a new name, but could there be a name worse than the Cream Puffs? Nate is also very picky about what type of banana he will eat. Nate's favorite cereal has a contest for a new mascot, so Nate designs one, but so does his rival, Artur.

These are fun collections and I always get a few laughs out of the humor. It's timed well and this is a great series for young readers.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Andrews McMeel Publishing and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.

[Gaby Gonzalez]

This book is a graphic novel. There is some drama in page 62-63 this book can be found on the app Epic!. The main characters are Nate, Francis, and Teddy the setting is at school, Nates house, and in a baseball field. The genre is humor because the books can be found under the humor asile or section

[Dolores · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty funny!

[aly · Rating 5 out of 5]

A literary masterpiece; truly.

[TIKVA EISENBERG · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Jacob Schmitt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great GN for just getting a book in a resistant reader! I was laughing out loud many times!

[Rana Talluri · Rating 5 out of 5]

enjoyed

[Jeremiah Leitz · Rating 4 out of 5]

I the book is a funny short book

[mir ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

big nate is SOOO FUNNY

[Viviane Elbee]

Funny graphic novel

[Lilia Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'll always love Big Nate, especially because I get to read them and talk to Joey after. Such a great middle grade comic series.

[Destiny L Rittersdorf · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

[Joe · Rating 4 out of 5]

In the comedic graphic novel Big Nate Goes Bananas by Lincoln Pierce, there is a mix of comedy, friendship, and drama. In this graphic novel, Big Nate attempts to survive a year of middle school with is best friends, Teddy, and Francis by his side. Big Nate spends his time in middle school by avoiding his mean social studies teacher Mrs. Godfrey, playing for his local baseball team, “the Cupcakes”, hanging out with his buddies, and his favorite pass time, drawing comics! Big Nate spends a lot of time trying to be the best at everything. When Big Nate sends in a drawing of a mascot to be featured on the front of a cereal box, he has competition, his arch enemy Artur decides to enter a drawing too!

I give this graphic novel 4 out of 5 stars. I enjoyed this graphic novel because there was always something going on. Big Nate would always be solving a problem, trying to accomplish a big mission or task, this made reading the graphic novel very entertaining. Another reason I enjoyed this graphic novel and it received 4 out of 5 stars is because there was very good character development. I was able to clearly understand what type of person each character was; and it almost felt like I knew the person as if he or she was in real life. The main reason this graphic novel didn’t receive the full 5 out of 5 stars was because at times the graphic novel was a little repetitive, I would find myself reading similar things more than once.

Big Nate Goes Bananas by Lincoln Pierce is a good graphic novel for someone who wants to laugh and enjoys humor. This novel is an easy read due to the graphic novel style and the equal amount of pictures as words. This would be a good book for a less skilled reader to read as well as a skilled reader who enjoys humor and drama.

Read Big Nate Goes Bananas by Lincoln Pierce to see if Big Nate can survive Middle school, and if you can survive the book without laughing.