"Aspiring cartoonist Nate Wright is the star of Big Nate, the daily and Sunday comic strip, which debuted in 1991. 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. Equipped with only a #2 pencil and the unshakable belief he is number one, Nate fights a daily battle against his family, overzealous teachers, undercooked cafeteria food, and all-round conventionality. Nate s winning personality and can-do attitude makes him a big hit with readers. To draw Big Nate, Lincoln Peirce relies on memories of his own childhood and the experiences he collected teaching art at a New York City high school. Peirce occasionally turns his pen over to his creation, and readers get to see life through Nate's eyes as he doodles his adventures in his notebook."