TY - BOOK AU - Peirce,Lincoln TI - Big Nate and friends SN - 9781449420437 AV - PZ7.B544 U1 - 741.56973 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Scholastic KW - Big Nate (Fictitious character) KW - Comic books, strips, etc KW - Middle schools KW - Friendship KW - Children's literature KW - lcsh N2 - Aspiring cartoonist Nate Wright is the star of Big Nate, the daily and Sunday comic strip distributed by Newspaper Enterprise Association since 1991. Nate is eleven years old, four-and-a-half feet tall, and the all-time record holder for detentions in school history. He's a self-described genius and sixth grade Renaissance Man. Equipped with only a #2 pencil and the unshakable belief that he is #1, Nate fights a daily battle against overzealous teachers, undercooked cafeteria food and all-around conventionality. He's the original rebel without a clue, alternately abrasive and endearing to classmates and teachers alike. Nate blazes an unforgettable trail through the sixth grade at P.S. 38, earning straight A's in laughs along the way ER -