Reading: BIG NATE GOES BANANAS - Lincoln Peirce

I admit it: I'm a Nate-aholic. Have now read maybe five or six collections of Big Nate comics by the very talented, very funny Lincoln Peirce, and have yet to grow tired of this pint-sized problem child and his friends - not to mention evil Social Studies teacher, arch-nemesis in the form of Artur (the handsome student currently dating the girl Nate pines for), or even Kim, the ... "interesting" girl who seems to think Nate is her ex-boyfriend, and uses that to inspire jealousy (and potential beatings) in her current bruiser of a boyfriend, Chester. This collection is filled with more shenanigans in which we learn Nate's very strict banana-eating policy and whether or not he wins the Hunny Bursts cereal mascot contest with a goat as his entry. Hard to believe this is the 21st collection of Big Nate comics in the book series, but truth is I laughed out loud enough reading this, I'd love to have them all on my shelf for whenever the day gets too long; not sure I could think of a better cure.  4.5/5 stars

NOTE: I received a free ARC of this title from NetGalley and the publisher, in exchange for an honest review.