100,000+ Books, Games & Puzzles in-stock 🇳🇿

Thanks for supporting our 100% NZ-owned independent bookstore ❤️ Overnight NZ-wide Delivery 🚀

Big Nate Better Than Ever: Big Nate Box Set Volume 6-9

By Lincoln Peirce
Series: Big Nate
0.0 (0 reviews)
Book Hero Magic crafted this summary to help describe this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Summary
Big Nate Better Than Ever: Big Nate Box Set Volume 6-9 gathers four exciting volumes of the popular Big Nate series by Lincoln Peirce. Follow middle-schooler Nate Wright as he navigates the thrills and challenges of sixth grade, from baseball games to everyday school antics. Filled with humour and the spirit of friendship, these comic adventures capture over 30 years of kid-approved misadventures.
Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
$11100

International Supplier

This title is in-stock with overseas suppliers. While it is not available locally, we fly books in weekly from the US and UK to our Auckland warehouse for immediate dispatch.

AVAILABLE WITH SUPPLIER Ships from our Auckland warehouse within 2-3 weeks

Found a better price? Request a price match

Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

Ideal for children aged 8-12, especially fans of comics and humorous stories. It appeals to reluctant readers and long-time Big Nate enthusiasts alike.

Book Hero thinking about your next read

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES!

One thousand pages of Big Nate comic strip hilarity!

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES!

One thousand pages of Big Nate comic strip hilarity!

Whether he’s taking the baseball field or surviving sixth grade, middle-school hero Nate Wright finds excitement (and trouble) wherever he goes… often with a little help from his friends.

Nate’s big ideas have inspired over 30 years of widely loved and kid-approved comics, and now you can collect some of his most memorable misadventures in this deluxe box set featuring four hilarious, full-colour Big Nate paperback books:

  • Big Nate: Game On!
  • Big Nate: I Can't Take It!
  • Big Nate: Great Minds Think Alike
  • Big Nate: The Crowd Goes Wild!

A fun reread for established fans and a fantastic introduction for new Big Nate readers, this box set is sure to delight and entertain kids ages 8-12, including reluctant readers!

Series: Big Nate

View all
  • Big Nate: A Good Old-Fashioned Wedgie
    Need a way to shut up some snooty kid when he gloats about his private school? Looking for the perfect response when your best friend joins the grammar police? Want a quick and easy way to out-snap even the snappiest comeback? Nate Wright has the answer: a good old-fashioned wedgie! The whole gang from P.S. 38 is back for more...
    By Lincoln Peirce
    Paperback
    $2100
    Elsewhere:
    $2299
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Big Nate
    Big Nate is taking it from the top—the top of the troublemaker's list! Nate Wright is eleven years old, four-and-a-half feet tall, and the all-time record holder for school detentions in school history. He's a self-described genius and sixth-grade Renaissance man. Middle-grade kids everywhere can relate to Big Nate's daily battle against overzealous teachers, backbreaking homework, wimpy cafeteria food, and...
    By Lincoln Peirce
    Paperback
    $2100
    Elsewhere:
    $2299
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Big Nate: What's a Little Noogie Between Friends?
    NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER! Big Nate: What's a Little Noogie Between Friends? by Lincoln Peirce showcases Nate Wright’s confidence—at least in his own mind. However, when things don’t go as planned, he's left puzzled. How does his soccer team manage to lose to a school with a sixty-game winless streak? What’s he doing at the movies on a Friday...
    By Lincoln Peirce
    Paperback
    $2100
    Elsewhere:
    $2299
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • The Boy with the Biggest Head in the World
    Meet classic comic-strip character Big Nate – The Boy with the Biggest Head in the World – as he stars in his own super-funny series. Big Nate is created by Lincoln Peirce, who inspired Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Big-head Nate Wright truly believes he is destined for greatness! He's a table tennis champ, a genius...
    By Lincoln Peirce
    Paperback
    $1899
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Big Nate Compilation 1: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
    A super-sized, super-funny compilation of all the most hilarious moments from Big Nate’s long-running, much-loved comic strip. Big Nate is created by Lincoln Peirce, who inspired Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Check out this first compilation of classic Big Nate comic strips, originally published in newspapers and on the Web at comics.com.
    By Lincoln Peirce
    Paperback
    $1899
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Big Nate: Aloha!
    The latest instalment in the thrilling, bestselling Big Nate series by Lincoln Peirce. With Big Nate, you never know what you're going to get. A sudden snowball to the face? A brand-new campaign of mischief for prank week? A new crush? What is guaranteed is plenty of laughter, and lots of reading fun. And, of course, plenty of hours in...
    By Lincoln Peirce
    Paperback
    $2100
    Elsewhere:
    $2299
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Big Nate: Beware of Low-Flying Corn Muffins
    Sixth-grade dynamo Nate Wright has all kinds of big plans and tricks up his sleeve, including writing a new hit children's book, trying to convince his dad to get him a new dog for Christmas, and helping his friend Chad score a new nickname at P.S. 38. Along the way, he encounters resistance from all the usual suspects, including Mrs....
    By Lincoln Peirce
    Paperback
    $2100
    Elsewhere:
    $2299
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Big Nate: Game On!
    To sixth-grader Nate Wright, life is one big game. So when he suits up for any sport, he does it with an unmistakable swagger. From fine-tuning his trash-talking skills on the basketball court to his cocky 'tude in the soccer goal, Nate can be a bigger challenge to his teammates than their opponents. In Big Nate: Game On!, join Nate...
    By Lincoln Peirce
    Paperback
    $2100
    Elsewhere:
    $2299
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Big Nate Makes the Grade
    Supremely confident middle school student Nate Wright manages to make getting detention from every one of his teachers in the same day seem like an achievement.
    By Lincoln Peirce
    Paperback
    $2100
    Elsewhere:
    $2299
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Big Nate: Great Minds Think Alike
    Two heads are better than one, except when they're crashing into each other. But that won't prevent Big Nate and his pals from hatching great ideas for fun. Nate Wright is a wisecracking 11-year-old who knows he's destined for greatness. The star of Big Nate, the daily and Sunday comic strip that made its debut in 1991, Nate's a sixth-grade...
    By Lincoln Peirce
    Paperback
    $2100
    Elsewhere:
    $2299
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Big Nate: I Can't Take It!
    Big Nate. He thinks big. He talks big. He acts big. And Big Nate: I Can't Take It!, featuring our mischievous middle-school hero, is big fun. Life can be stressful for Nate Wright. At school, Mrs. Godfrey makes every day a nightmare. At home, he's stuck between Ellen, his incredibly annoying older sister, and Dad, perhaps the most clueless parent...
    By Lincoln Peirce
    Paperback
    $2100
    Elsewhere:
    $2299
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Big Nate Goes Bananas!
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR! The school year is winding down, and Nate can’t wait for summer vacation: 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...
    By Lincoln Peirce
    Paperback
    $2100
    Elsewhere:
    $2299
    In Stock
    Ships today

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781524855123

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 October 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 61.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 231.0mm

Weight: 1737g

Collections

Box Sets Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Graphic Novels Lincoln Peirce Series: Big Nate

About the Author

Lincoln Peirce has been drawing the Big Nate comic strip for more than 25 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.

Also by Lincoln Peirce

View all
  • Big Nate: A Good Old-Fashioned Wedgie
    Need a way to shut up some snooty kid when he gloats about his private school? Looking for the perfect response when your best friend joins the grammar police? Want a quick and easy way to out-snap even the snappiest comeback? Nate Wright has the answer: a good old-fashioned wedgie! The whole gang from P.S. 38 is back for more...
    By Lincoln Peirce
    Paperback
    $2100
    Elsewhere:
    $2299
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Big Nate
    Big Nate is taking it from the top—the top of the troublemaker's list! Nate Wright is eleven years old, four-and-a-half feet tall, and the all-time record holder for school detentions in school history. He's a self-described genius and sixth-grade Renaissance man. Middle-grade kids everywhere can relate to Big Nate's daily battle against overzealous teachers, backbreaking homework, wimpy cafeteria food, and...
    By Lincoln Peirce
    Paperback
    $2100
    Elsewhere:
    $2299
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Big Nate: What's a Little Noogie Between Friends?
    NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER! Big Nate: What's a Little Noogie Between Friends? by Lincoln Peirce showcases Nate Wright’s confidence—at least in his own mind. However, when things don’t go as planned, he's left puzzled. How does his soccer team manage to lose to a school with a sixty-game winless streak? What’s he doing at the movies on a Friday...
    By Lincoln Peirce
    Paperback
    $2100
    Elsewhere:
    $2299
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • The Boy with the Biggest Head in the World
    Meet classic comic-strip character Big Nate – The Boy with the Biggest Head in the World – as he stars in his own super-funny series. Big Nate is created by Lincoln Peirce, who inspired Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Big-head Nate Wright truly believes he is destined for greatness! He's a table tennis champ, a genius...
    By Lincoln Peirce
    Paperback
    $1899
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Big Nate Compilation 1: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
    A super-sized, super-funny compilation of all the most hilarious moments from Big Nate’s long-running, much-loved comic strip. Big Nate is created by Lincoln Peirce, who inspired Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Check out this first compilation of classic Big Nate comic strips, originally published in newspapers and on the Web at comics.com.
    By Lincoln Peirce
    Paperback
    $1899
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Big Nate: Aloha!
    The latest instalment in the thrilling, bestselling Big Nate series by Lincoln Peirce. With Big Nate, you never know what you're going to get. A sudden snowball to the face? A brand-new campaign of mischief for prank week? A new crush? What is guaranteed is plenty of laughter, and lots of reading fun. And, of course, plenty of hours in...
    By Lincoln Peirce
    Paperback
    $2100
    Elsewhere:
    $2299
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Big Nate: Beware of Low-Flying Corn Muffins
    Sixth-grade dynamo Nate Wright has all kinds of big plans and tricks up his sleeve, including writing a new hit children's book, trying to convince his dad to get him a new dog for Christmas, and helping his friend Chad score a new nickname at P.S. 38. Along the way, he encounters resistance from all the usual suspects, including Mrs....
    By Lincoln Peirce
    Paperback
    $2100
    Elsewhere:
    $2299
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Big Nate: Game On!
    To sixth-grader Nate Wright, life is one big game. So when he suits up for any sport, he does it with an unmistakable swagger. From fine-tuning his trash-talking skills on the basketball court to his cocky 'tude in the soccer goal, Nate can be a bigger challenge to his teammates than their opponents. In Big Nate: Game On!, join Nate...
    By Lincoln Peirce
    Paperback
    $2100
    Elsewhere:
    $2299
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Big Nate Makes the Grade
    Supremely confident middle school student Nate Wright manages to make getting detention from every one of his teachers in the same day seem like an achievement.
    By Lincoln Peirce
    Paperback
    $2100
    Elsewhere:
    $2299
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Big Nate: Great Minds Think Alike
    Two heads are better than one, except when they're crashing into each other. But that won't prevent Big Nate and his pals from hatching great ideas for fun. Nate Wright is a wisecracking 11-year-old who knows he's destined for greatness. The star of Big Nate, the daily and Sunday comic strip that made its debut in 1991, Nate's a sixth-grade...
    By Lincoln Peirce
    Paperback
    $2100
    Elsewhere:
    $2299
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Big Nate: I Can't Take It!
    Big Nate. He thinks big. He talks big. He acts big. And Big Nate: I Can't Take It!, featuring our mischievous middle-school hero, is big fun. Life can be stressful for Nate Wright. At school, Mrs. Godfrey makes every day a nightmare. At home, he's stuck between Ellen, his incredibly annoying older sister, and Dad, perhaps the most clueless parent...
    By Lincoln Peirce
    Paperback
    $2100
    Elsewhere:
    $2299
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Big Nate Goes Bananas!
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR! The school year is winding down, and Nate can’t wait for summer vacation: 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...
    By Lincoln Peirce
    Paperback
    $2100
    Elsewhere:
    $2299
    In Stock
    Ships today

More from Children's Books

View all
  • Cass and the Beast
    New Release
    Cass and the Beast
    A sweeping and original picture book about a girl who chooses not to be afraid, a modern-day heroine in a story we feel in our bones like an ancient folktale. When a fearful beast arrives in the township, Cass finds her courage and is rewarded with a wild and magical journey. The creature takes her on a thundering ride through...
    By Claire Mabey
    Hardback
    $2399
    Elsewhere:
    $2999
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • New Release
    The Case of the Viral Video: Violet and the Velvets 3
    Violet and the Velvets can hardly believe they've come so far in the BandChamps competition with only hard work, a smidge of talent, and a whole lot of thinking outside the box. This time, they get to record their new song in a proper recording studio and star in their very own music video! But Violet is letting her perfectionism...
    By Rachael King
    Paperback
    $1600
    Elsewhere:
    $1899
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • New Release
    Royalslinger
    K Pop Demon Hunters fans will love this! Graci Kim is back with the second book in her exciting and fantastical Slinger series where dragons and phoenixes roam the skies of Seoul; meals magically appear based on your mood; and dreams literally come to life. Praise for Dreamslinger: “A mind-blowingly original fantasy adventure—Graci Kim has done it again!”—Rick Riordan, New York Times #1...
    By Graci Kim
    Paperback
    $1999
    Elsewhere:
    $2400
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • New Release
    Roopa's Pick Roopa's Pick
    Detective Beans and the Map of Mystery
    Enjoy this new DETECTIVE BEANS adventure in the bestselling and award-winning graphic novel series by Li Chen! Your favourite kitten detective is back with a new mystery to solve . . . and treasure to find! When Captain Scuttlebeard gives Beans a treasure map, Beans is determined to find the prize at the end. The clues take him all over...
    By Li Chen
    Paperback
    $1900
    Elsewhere:
    $2200
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Mei Mei the Bunny Mei Mei the Bunny
    New Release
    Lizzy's Pick Lizzy's Pick
    Mei Mei the Bunny
    Mei Mei the Bunny is Laufey's picture book debut about a bunny learning to believe in herself through music. Experience a heartwarming tale of self-belief in this enchanting picture book by GRAMMY Award-winning musician Laufey. Meet Mei Mei, a little bunny with a big dream—to spread joy through her music! As her debut recital at the H'Opera House draws near,...
    By Laufey
    Hardback
    $3199
    Elsewhere:
    $3800
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • New Release
    Hunted: Wolf Girl 15
    Just when Wolf Girl is finally reunited with her father, he is torn away from her once more, and Gwen vows to stop at nothing to track him down. But danger is closing in: a giant snow leopard and a mysterious hooded figure are hot on their trail. As Gwen and the pack race through deep caverns to snowy peaks,...
    By Anh Do
    Paperback
    $1699
    Elsewhere:
    $1899
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • New Release
    What If You Could
    From the former prime minister of New Zealand comes a guide for teens on chasing your dreams and embracing the unexpected qualities that truly make a person strong. When Jacinda Ardern became prime minister of New Zealand, she was one of the youngest people in the world leading a country. Many people thought she would never succeed — herself included....
    By Jacinda Ardern
    Paperback
    $2599
    Elsewhere:
    $3000
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Lonasei and the Mystery of Origin Grove
    Eleven-year-old Lonasei is lonely — she wishes her older sister Eva Grace wasn't so mean, and that her mum Aria didn't have to work so much. But when Aria inherits her childhood home, Lonasei discovers she can enter her late Aunt Malia's paintings and experience the memories within. Through them, she discovers that her mother had another sister, Agnes, who went...
    By Kenneth Chapman
    Paperback
    $2199
    Elsewhere:
    $2799
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Dawn Raid: The Apology
    This sequel to Dawn Raid follows Sofia Savea’s family, 50 years later, as Sofia's grandson becomes involved in the quest for a government apology. INVERCARGILL, 2020 Wow, I thought I knew a bit about the dawn raids, but this is HUGE. It happened to my OWN family and I never knew! I had no idea that Granfia and her family...
    By Pauline Vaeluaga Smith
    Paperback
    $1800
    Elsewhere:
    $2099
    (1)
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Big Bang Bread
    New Release
    Big Bang Bread
    In this time-travel storybook and cookbook with a cosmic twist, take a journey through time and space to discover the secrets of baking! Did you know that bread is made from stardust? Board the rocket and blast off on an adventure through time and space to discover the secrets of a home-baked loaf! Big Bang Bread is a kids' time-travel...
    By Lily Uivel
    Paperback
    $1800
    Elsewhere:
    $2100
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • New Release
    Lizzy's Pick Lizzy's Pick
    B is for Bird
    From award-winning artist, Lily Emo, comes a beautiful celebration of birds. Paired with a fun rhyming story, gorgeous illustrations, and fold-out pages, this book is set to be a favourite for everyone and the perfect gift. Make your way through the alphabet with this stunning book featuring a cast of familiar birds. From albatross to fantails, gannets to quail, and...
    By Lily Emo
    Hardback
    $1999
    Elsewhere:
    $2499
    (1)
    In Stock
    Ships today
  • Signed Copy
    The Curse of the Carnivorous Cactuses
    (Sam: Nothing could be as bad as being covered in icky purple blobs ... wait, what does carnivorous mean again?) The gang is determined to defeat Glam-Evil and her nasty curses so that they can save their park and get back for Shackleton and Amelia's very first sleepover. But Glam-Evil has a few new tricks up her ultravillainous sleeve ......
    By Sam Smith
    Paperback
    $1400
    Elsewhere:
    $1499
    (1)
    In Stock
    Ships today

Why buy from us?

Book Hero is not a chain store or big box retailer. We're an independent 100% NZ-owned business on a mission to help more Kiwis rediscover a love of books and reading!

Service & Delivery

Service & Delivery

Our warehouse in Auckland holds over 100,000 books, toys, board games and puzzles in-stock so you're not waiting for your order to arrive from overseas.

Auckland Bookstore

Auckland Bookstore

We're primarily an online store, but for your convenience you can pick up your order for free from our bookstore, which is right next door to our warehouse in Hobsonville.

Our Gifting Service

Our Gifting Service

Books make wonderful thoughtful gifts and we're here to help with gift-wrapping and cards. We can even send your gift directly to your loved one.

The Latest at Book Hero

View all