Sixth-grader and self-proclaimed genius Nate Wright faces his all-time enemy, Gina, when they are paired to work on a research paper together and she also gets a position on his intramural team.

Middle-schooler Nate Wright vies against his rival, the "perfect" Artur, to win the grand prize of a customized skateboard in their scout troop contest.

Medio-escolar Nate Wright debe competir con un nuevo rival, el Artur "perfecta", por el gran premio de una patineta personalizada en su concurso de tropa de niños.

When his habitual sloppiness gets a friend into trouble, the "sixth-grade detention king" decides to clean up his act and his hazardous waste zone of a locker, causing everyone around him to think that Nate has lost his mind.

"The latest illustrated novel from Lincoln Peirce is a laugh-out-loud must-read starring the one and only cartooning genius, king of detention, and Cheez Doodle connoisseur, Nate Wright. Nate's not having the best of luck . . . in fact; he's not having ANY luck. But with a little boost thanks to Chad's lucky foot, suddenly good luck is everywhere Nate turns! Nate's in the zone! But how long will it last?"--

"In this latest misadventure, Nate, the all-time record-holder for detentions, gets to see how the other half lives as he follows his best friend Francis's example and becomes a total neat freak; has Nate totally flipped out?"-- Todo el mundo sabe N-A-T-E no es igual a N-E-A-T! Y cuando la dejadez de Nate va de las manos, su mejor amigo, Francisco, está en serios problemas. ¿Puede Nate limpiar su acto, o va a voltear a cabo por primera vez?