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.