
Aspiring cartoonist Nate Wright is the star of Big Nate the daily & Sunday comic strip which has been nationally syndicated since 1991 Nate is 11 years old four-&-a-half feet tall & the all-time record holder for detentions in school history He's a self-described genius & sixth grade Renaissance Man Nate who lives with his dad & older sister enjoys pestering his family & teachers with his sarcasm To draw Big Nate Peirce relies on memories of his own childhood & the experiences he collected teaching art at a New York City high school Peirce occasionally turns his pen over to his creation & readers get to see life through Nate's eyes as he doodles his adventures in his notebook