I Smell a Pop Quiz!: A Big Nate Book [Paperback]

Lincoln Peirce (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2, 2009

¿Lincoln Peirce is one of my cartooning heroes, and Big Nate ranks as a comics classic. Year in and year out, ¿Big Nate¿ is among the best comics on the funny page.¿ -- Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid How¿d you like to be eleven years old, four-and-a-half feet tall, and the all-time record holder for detentions in school history? That distinction belongs to Nate Wright, the self-described genius, sixth grade Renaissance Man and star of his own comic strip, Big Nate. Equipped with only a #2 pencil and the unshakable belief that he is #1, Nate fights a daily battle against overzealous teachers, undercooked cafeteria food and all-around conventionality. He¿s the original rebel without a clue, alternately abrasive and endearing to classmates and teachers alike. Nate blazes an unforgettable trail through the sixth grade at P.S. 38, earning straight A¿s in laughs along the way. Big Nate appears in more than 600 newspapers worldwide and on the web at www.comics.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: United Media-United Feature Syndicate-Newspaper Enterprise Association (February 2, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0615197191
• ISBN-13: 978-0615197197
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 8.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,117 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lincoln Peirce is a cartoonist-writer and the creator of the comic strip Big Nate, which appears in 200 U.S. newspapers. He lives with his family in Portland, Maine.

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I SMELL A POP QUIZ!, February 14, 2009

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This review is from: I Smell a Pop Quiz!: A Big Nate Book (Paperback)

I SMELL A POP QUIZ!, a compilation of "Big Nate" comic strips by Lincoln Peirce, starts with 11-year-old Nate Wright suffering through the waning days of summer vacation, dreading the start of another school year. By the end of his first day at P.S. 38, he's in detention. And that's the way the year goes: his genius and savoir-faire go unappreciated, except by Big Nate himself. At school, he's pitted against mean Mrs. Godfrey, bombastic Coach John, and Chester, the short-tempered pituitary case. At home, embarrassing Dad is handing out dried apricots at Halloween. But sometimes Nate can chalk up a victory. He's a pretty good chess player (though not as good as Artur) and a pretty good soccer goalie. He's a pretty good kid, too--in his own way.

Fans of "Big Nate" identify with the storylines and characters according to their own ages and tastes and life experiences. I have a soft spot in my heart for Mr. Rosa, the long-suffering art teacher and chess team adviser.

I SMELL A POP QUIZ! ends with Big Nate on summer vacation again, trying to get his beloved Jenny--finally!--to give him the time of day. "It's one-thirty," she says. "Time for you to get out of my face."

Reading this "Big Nate" book is--believe it or not--more fun than reading the daily comic strip because the book format gives us time to linger in Big Nate's world. Instead of a quick visit over the breakfast table, we get to spend as much time as we want with Nate, Francis, Teddy, Gina, Spitsy, School Picture Guy, and all the other funny "Big Nate" characters created by Lincoln Peirce. It's time well spent.

Brian Daly

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Big Hit!, September 26, 2009

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This review is from: I Smell a Pop Quiz!: A Big Nate Book (Paperback)

My kids love Big Nate! Both kids (ages 8 and 10) think he's hilarious and I do too. There's lots of references to "Jenny" his love and other girls which the younger child doesn't relate to at all, but are very funny. Great comic.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Comic Collection, March 4, 2011

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Mickey - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Smell a Pop Quiz!: A Big Nate Book (Paperback)

For those of you who like the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, but don't like its negativity, here's a fresh look at middle grades. The comics are well-drawn, the jokes age-appropriate, and there's almost no potty-humor! Plus, Nate doesn't make fun of the nice kids hanging around him. It's much less edgy, but just as funny, as Diary of a Wimpy Kid.