Big Nate: In a Class by Himself

Big Nate: In a Class by Himself – Lincoln Peirce

Nate Wright is eleven and a half years old, three feet and some inches tall, and absolutely sure that he is destined for greatness. The trouble is, nobody else at P.S. 38 seems to have noticed.

In Big Nate: In a Class by Himself, the first novel in Lincoln Peirce’s hilarious series, Nate opens a fortune cookie that predicts that today he will surpass all others. Convinced that this is his big day, he sets out to prove it. But school has other plans. As the hours tick by, Nate collects detention slips from just about every teacher, clashes with his archenemy Gina, tries to stay out of the way of his strict social studies teacher Mrs. Godfrey and keeps hoping that greatness is just around the corner.

With the help of his best friends Francis and Teddy, Nate stumbles from one disaster to the next in a day that is anything but ordinary, and in the end discovers that surpassing all others might not look quite like he expected.

Based on the popular Big Nate comic strip, the book mixes a funny, fast-moving story with Peirce’s lively cartoons, making it a natural choice for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and for young readers who love humor and pictures.

Big Nate: In a Class by Himself is a perfect introduction to a confident, mischievous and unforgettable sixth grader, and an ideal pick for readers aged eight to twelve.