Children's Audiobooks · Teen & Young Adult
Big Nate Blasts Off
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Early Evidence Profile
Big Nate has a crush on Ruby, but romance is only one of his problems. After a fight with Randy Betancourt makes headlines in the school paper, Nate finds himself facing trouble far worse than detention. 38’s self-proclaimed coolest doodler—and definitely not the teacher’s pet—he must figure out whether he can bounce back from the fallout. Meanwhile, the annual Mud Bowl is approaching, offering Nate another chance for glory—or another opportunity for everything to go wrong.
With dating detours and school chaos piling up, Big Nate Blasts Off follows Nate through a fast-moving adventure filled with sharp dialogue, comic mishaps, and genuine feelings. The central question is whether Nate can overcome the consequences of his headline-making scrap and turn the Mud Bowl into a triumph rather than a bust.
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Narrator Experience
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Is This Right for You?
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You’ll probably enjoy this if…
- You are looking for a children's audiobooks story.
- You are looking for a teen & young adult story.
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Our Take
Big Nate Blasts Off sits comfortably in children's audiobooks and teen & young adult territory. The story is better characterized than the recording right now, so the recommendation stays grounded in the book itself. The narrator is confirmed, but the book itself is easier to characterize than this particular performance. Until the recording has stronger support, the narrator credit is useful context rather than a performance verdict.
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Runtime & Edition Details
- Runtime
- 2 hours and 4 minutes
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Publisher
- Storytide
- Audiobook release date
- February 16, 2016
- Language
- English
- ASIN
- B017DJSOXU
Why You Can Trust This Recommendation
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