Big Nate Goes for Broke

Well, another Big Nate book! They are all very fun, I must say. It's very funny at the best of times. You wish to know what happens? Ok, I'll give you the highlights.... It all starts with Nate and his gang of friends at their normal school, P.S. 38. They are all fine when THIS hapoens- "the school has something weird going on! You will have to go home! We will find you a new school!" (OK, it's not exactly what Principal Nicholes said. But it's CLOSE!) So, then everyone heads home. Buses. Cars. Trucks. Then it turns out that they are going to Jefferson, their arch-rivil. Then the gang of friends are really bummed. But they discover alot of cool things there. Sensing mothers for the water fountains, a place to have out during free periods, auditorium sets that recline. Then there is a basketball game within the two schools. Jefferson won, 129 to 43. Wow. That is amazing. So then P.S. 38 to a snow sculpture contest. Oh, did I mention that Chad hurt his tailbone and there is this person named Nolan that keeps on Harrising (how DO you spell it, anyway?)? Maybe I didn't. Well that does happen. So then at some point Dee Dee says to the gang- "they have an Achilles' heel!" What do as THAT mean? The rest of the gang is a bit confused. So Nate decides to ask his sister, Ellen. She gives him a report on Achilles. This is what is means- " when people say you have an Achilles heel, you have a little weekness that could cause you BIG trouble." that's cool, right? So then the snow sculpture contest comes. The P.S. 38 school makes an Achilles snow sculpture, whereas the Jefferson school covers a knight. That's there Achilles's heel! Cool, right? So then the P.S. 38 school wins the contest. Oh! I almost forgot. Nate hurts his right wrist. Ow. It was from jumping off a stable to get Chads 'pillow' (the things he needs to put pressure of his tailbone.). So, since Nate is right handed, that makes a problem. Anyway, so nate and the gang goes back to the P.S. 38 school. And they have a good ending! So those are the highlights. I hope you liked this book as much as I did. Thank you for reading this review. Happy reading!

Great book series for kids.

Ok this book is awesome. Totally hilarious and funny book! I hope everyone enjoyed this book just as much as me.

As a general rule, I pooh-pooh "graphic" novels. To me, that's a euphemism for comics (Archie, anyone?) and really, all kids should be reading LITERATURE!!! Enter in one of my twin boys. He's a "reluctant reader" who took to Nate. He begged me to read Nate. Months of procrastination later, I picked on up and was surprised to find that I thought the books were honestly funny and, so long as the parent discusses with the child the meaning of sarcasm, irony and sardonic wit (and how that's all great in a book but NOT GOOD in real life) then the books are not only harmless, but a solidly constructive step towards reading "real" books. I know, readers of my review will be appalled at my literary snobbery. What can I say. I am a wanna-be erudite. So, for "reluctant" readers, especially boys, this would be a relatively benign choice (v. Wimpy Kid which I don't like as much). For any other child, this is a reasonable addition as a funny alternative to literature. These would be good on a family vacation when everyone relaxes with a book in the afternoon. I would say target age is from 7-10ish. My boys are 8 and 10 and loved them.

I preordered this book for my son who has read the whole Big Nate series. He was anxiously awaiting its arrival on release day... as soon as he stepped off the bus he asked if I had the book! By this morning, he had almost finished the book and asked me to look online to see if I could preorder the new upcoming title! My son is 8 and has enjoyed these books for a couple years and has reread them many times. He is an avid reader. If you have a relucant reader, these books many be appealing to spark an interest in reading.

My son has several of the Big Nate collection, and he was begging for this one - has carried it everywhere ever since he got it for Easter. Takes it to school so he can show it to his friends on the bus and in class. They all seem to enjoy this author's writing style - very funny approach to the things boys experience or day dream about as kids - embarrassing situations, annoying kids at school, "mean" teachers and parents, etc, but they're all written about in a fun way, not in true negativity or disrespect - I think most kids "get it" when it comes to the enjoyment the author wants to evoke.

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This book is so awesome! My favorite part is the part when ps 28 bobcats win the "snowdown" and I like the doctor cesspool comic at the very end. Plus the graphics look kinda cute BTW, I go to a fancy pants school like Jefferson but that's because my school is only 3 years old and there's a school in west New York called ps 4 so I wonder if the author lives near there

My grandson adores this series, so I give a 5* to all Big Nates books!

I liked it I buyed it for my sister

Fun and action packed. Very funny. Good for ages 11 + and over. You can just keep reading it over and over. You never ever get sick of it. Its a must read!

This book is so cool. It starts of with P.S 38 (Nate's school) being crushed by the other school,Jefferson.Then Nate gets a chance to beat Jefferson, will he do it?You need to read the book to find out.

I really like Big Nate, and this book brings the best out of Lincoln Peirce. It is a really funny book, and fans of The Wimpy Kid won`t be disappointed. They will laugh so hard that they will have tears running down their cheeks in no time. I wholly recommend this book.