Max and the Midknights

Author Lincoln Peirce

Grades 3-7 Ages 8-12

INCLUDES A NEW MAX SHORT STORY AND ACTIVITY!

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

Available Formats

Trade Paperback 9781101931110
Hardcover 9781101931080
eBook 9781101931103
Unabridged Audiobook Download 9780525636021

State Awards

Indiana

2020-2021, Young Hoosier Book Award, Nominee

2020-2021, Young Hoosier Book Award, Nominee

Kentucky

2020-2021, Bluegrass Book Award, Winner

Louisiana

2021-2022, Louisiana Reader’s Choice, Nominee

Minnesota

2022, Maud Hart Lovelace Award, Nominee

Rhode Island

2021, Rhode Island Children’s Book Award, Nominee

South Carolina

2020, South Carolina Book Awards, Nominee

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