Follows the misadventures of Nate Wright, an incompetent, spirited, and rebellious sixth-grader. He has two best friends, Francis and Teddy, who sometimes get into trouble with him. Other characters include various teachers and students at Nate's school, Public School 38. Nate hates social studies teacher Mrs. Godfrey, calling her names like "the school's Godzilla." He has a love-hate relationship with Artur, the foreign exchange student who is Jenny's boyfriend and Nate's crush. Nate also loathes Gina, a "teacher's pet" who gets good grades and constantly acts like a pleaser to Mrs. Godfrey. Peirce occasionally focuses on Nate’s home life with his single father, Martin, and girly sister Ellen.
Nate has multiple detentions on the docket, per usual. But this time he is on...