Nate Wright is known to his pals and teachers for many things, his penchant for mischief and his school record for detentions being the foremost. But beating out brainiac Gina's grades is not one of those things! In Big Nate Makes the Grade, the school life goings-on of Nate, his pals, and his long-suffering teachers are recounted in hilarious detail. Now in full-color!

Supremely confident middle school student Nate Wright manages to make getting detention from every one of his teachers in the same day seem like an achievement.

"As his school's centennial is coming up, Big Nate is stuck showing the dorky new kid around"--

Leave it to Big Nate to stake his claim on anything in reach!Aspiring cartoonist Nate Wright is the star of Big Nate, the daily and Sunday comic strip. As a popular middle-grade book character, Nate is 11 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. Nate, who lives with his dad and older sister, enjoys pestering his family and teachers...

Nate Wright has a nose (and a penchant) for trouble. So he's not one to be surprised by a pop quiz popping up.Aspiring cartoonist Nate Wright is the star of Big Nate, the daily and Sunday comic strip and a favorite middle-grade book character. Nate is 11 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. Nate, who lives with his dad and...

Collects more of Nate Wright's sixth-grade adventures as he is bombarded with useless trivia, gets knocked out of a ballgame and into the emergency room, is tutored by arch enemy, Gina, and has a chance encounter with a girl at an amusement park.

Nate endures a series of middle school hijinks and adventures while dealing with his crush on his baseball team's new pitcher.

It's one, two, three strikes, you're out, as the Cream Puffs seek sweet revenge!

Nate Wright is an eleven-year-old sixth grader who has the distinction of setting the record for school detentions.

Nate Wright is the 11-year-old star of New York Times bestselling author Lincoln Peirce's wildly popular comic strip Big Nate, which debuted in 1991. On top of his stardom, Nate is a professional pest to school principals, a chess prodigy, and a self-described genius. And when his hilarious wisecracks and pranks get him in trouble, Nate's winning personality and charming over-confidence will delight and entertain readers. ¡Diga hola al aspirante...