Big Nate Wright is an aspiring cartoonist who doodles his observations in his notebook. He's also the star of Big Nate, the famous cartoon strip which has been distributed by Newspaper Enterprise Association since 1991. Creator Lincoln Peirce portrays the energetic sixth grader in his relationships with teachers, classmates and his family. Peirce occasionally even turns his cartooning pen over to his creation, and readers get to see life through Nate's eyes as he doodles his adventures in his notebook. Big Nate is about a real kid and his reactions to the world around him. He lives with his divorced dad and his older sister, Ellen, and enjoys pestering his family and teachers with his sarcasm.