Soon to be an animated series from Nickelodeon! “ Big Nate  is funny, big time.”—Jeff Kinney, author of  Diary of a Wimpy Kid The fifth Big Nate novel in the  New York Times  bestselling series by Lincoln Peirce, all about king of detention and cartooning genius Nate Wright! Everyone knows N-A-T-E does not equal N-E-A-T! And when Nate’s sloppiness gets out of hand, his best friend, Francis, is in serious trouble. Can Nate clean up his act, or will he flip out first? For fans of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series: Meet Big Nate, world-class boredom buster and definitely NOT the teacher’s pet.