Join Big Nate and his classmates Gina Artur Francis Jenny and Teddy as they navigate the halls of P.S. 38. One things for sure: Nate is definitely not the teachers pet! Aspiring cartoonist Nate Wright is eleven years old four-and-a-half feet tall and the all-time record holder for detentions in school history. Hes a self-described genius and sixth-grade Renaissance Man who lives with his dad and older sister and enjoys pestering his family and teachers with his sarcasm.