Nate goes up against Gina, the class brainiac.

"Big Nate is in a class by himself! An irrepressible sixth grader with plenty of confidence. Nate's blazing a trail through middle school that his teachers and classmates won't soon forget. And even if that trail usually leads straight to detention...well, there's no denying that Nate gets there in style. Whether he's taking one of Mrs. Godfrey's notorious pop quizzes, trading barbs with grade-grubbing Gina, or starting the world's greatest garage...

Nate endures a series of middle school hijinks and adventures while dealing with his crush on his baseball team's new pitcher.

"Nate Wright's a winner--in his own mind, anyway. So when things go wrong, he's at a loss to explain why. How does his soccer team manage to lose to a school with a sixty-game winless streak? What's he doing at the movies on a Friday night--with Gina? And why, oh why is one of his classmates (hint: she's Nates dream girl) suddenly moving 3,000 miles away? It's all enough to make a sixth-grade superstar feel--well, not so super"--Back cover.

Continues the adventures of Nate Wright as he develops a mysterious allergy to Mrs. Godfrey, wages a snowball fight, and has a disastrous run-in with Randy.

Two heads are better than one, except when they're crashing into each other! But that won't prevent Big Nate and his pals from hatching great ideas for fun. Nate Wright is a wisecracking 11-year-old who knows he's destined for greatness. Nate is the star of Big Nate, the comic strip that made its debut in 1991. Nate is a sixth-grade chess prodigy, a self-described genius, and the all-time record holder for detentions in school history. He's often...

"Life can be stressful for Nate Wright. At school, Mrs. Godfrey makes every day a nightmare. At home, he's stuck between Ellen, his incredibly annoying older sister, and Dad, perhaps the most clueless parent of all time. And don't get him started on Gina, the ultimate teacher's pet, or Artur, the unassuming exchange student who bests him at every turn. It's enough to make even a can-do kid like Nate scream: 'I CAN'T TAKE IT!'" --Publisher's web site....

The author of the New York Times bestselling Big Nate series introduces a younger version of this adventurous, mischievous, wildly popular character! When Little Big Nate gets a new pack of crayons, his illustrations really come to life! In this delightful board book, Little Big Nate's imagination and love of drawing will inspire even the youngest readers to express themselves through artwork.

"Nate thinks studying is no sweat. But Francis isn't so sure. Can Francis convince Nate to hit the books? Or will Nate's genius wow everyone?"--Back cover.