A NEW YORK TIMES bestseller from the creator of Big Nate, now an Emmy-nominated animated TV show on Paramount+ and Nickelodeon.
No one expected Max to be a knight, but when Uncle Budrick is captured, someone has to save the day! Join the hilarious band of misfit adventurers in book 1 of the Max and the Midknights trilogy.
"Max is epic fun!" --JEFF KINNEY, New York Times bestselling author of the DIARY OF A WIMPY KID series
Max wants to be a knight! Too bad that dream is about as likely as finding a friendly dragon. But when Max's uncle Budrick is kidnapped by the cruel King Gastley, Max has to act...and fast! Joined by a band of brave adventurers--the Midknights--Max sets out on a thrilling quest: to save Uncle Budrick and restore the realm of Byjovia to its former high spirits!
Magic and (mis)adventures abound in this hilarious illustrated novel from the New York Times bestselling creator of the Big Nate series, Lincoln Peirce.
"Fantastic! I loved it!" --DAV PILKEY, New York Times bestselling author of the DOG MAN series
NOMINEE
| 2022 Minnesota Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
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| 2021 Rhode Island Children's Book Award
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| 2021 Louisiana Young Reader's Choice Award
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| 2020 South Carolina Children's Book Award
SELECTION
| 2020 International Literacy Association
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| 2020 Indiana Young Hoosier Award
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| 2020 Kentucky Bluegrass Award
SELECTION
| 2019 Chicago Public Library Best Books
A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year
"Max is epic fun!" -Jeff Kinney, New York Times bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
"Fantastic! I loved it!" -Dav Pilkey, New York Times bestselling author of the Captain Underpants series
Lincoln Peirce is a New York Times bestselling author and cartoonist. His comic strip Big Nate appears in over 400 newspapers worldwide. It later was adapted into a bestselling series for young readers that has sold over twenty million books. Nickelodeon has created an animated series based on the character.
Lincoln’s instant New York Times bestselling series Max and the Midknights originated as a spoof of sword and sorcery tales. The Tower of Time reunites Max and her friends for a rollicking time-travel saga. Lincoln and his wife, Jessica, have two children and live in Portland, Maine
View titles by Lincoln Peirce
A NEW YORK TIMES bestseller from the creator of Big Nate, now an Emmy-nominated animated TV show on Paramount+ and Nickelodeon.
No one expected Max to be a knight, but when Uncle Budrick is captured, someone has to save the day! Join the hilarious band of misfit adventurers in book 1 of the Max and the Midknights trilogy.
"Max is epic fun!" --JEFF KINNEY, New York Times bestselling author of the DIARY OF A WIMPY KID series
Max wants to be a knight! Too bad that dream is about as likely as finding a friendly dragon. But when Max's uncle Budrick is kidnapped by the cruel King Gastley, Max has to act...and fast! Joined by a band of brave adventurers--the Midknights--Max sets out on a thrilling quest: to save Uncle Budrick and restore the realm of Byjovia to its former high spirits!
Magic and (mis)adventures abound in this hilarious illustrated novel from the New York Times bestselling creator of the Big Nate series, Lincoln Peirce.
"Fantastic! I loved it!" --DAV PILKEY, New York Times bestselling author of the DOG MAN series
Awards
NOMINEE
| 2022 Minnesota Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
NOMINEE
| 2021 Rhode Island Children's Book Award
NOMINEE
| 2021 Louisiana Young Reader's Choice Award
NOMINEE
| 2020 South Carolina Children's Book Award
SELECTION
| 2020 International Literacy Association
NOMINEE
| 2020 Indiana Young Hoosier Award
NOMINEE
| 2020 Kentucky Bluegrass Award
SELECTION
| 2019 Chicago Public Library Best Books
Reviews
A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year
"Max is epic fun!" -Jeff Kinney, New York Times bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
"Fantastic! I loved it!" -Dav Pilkey, New York Times bestselling author of the Captain Underpants series
Lincoln Peirce is a New York Times bestselling author and cartoonist. His comic strip Big Nate appears in over 400 newspapers worldwide. It later was adapted into a bestselling series for young readers that has sold over twenty million books. Nickelodeon has created an animated series based on the character.
Lincoln’s instant New York Times bestselling series Max and the Midknights originated as a spoof of sword and sorcery tales. The Tower of Time reunites Max and her friends for a rollicking time-travel saga. Lincoln and his wife, Jessica, have two children and live in Portland, Maine
View titles by Lincoln Peirce
