Big Nate Blasts Off (Big Nate Novels, #8)

Soon to be an animated series from Nickelodeon! For fans of the hilarious Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, here comes the eighth novel in the New York Times bestselling series Big Nate. BIG NATE IS BLASTING OFF! Nate has a crush on Ruby. But after his scrap with Randy Betancourt makes headlines in the Weekly Bugle , he's got a problem WAY worse than detention! Can Nate bounce back? And will the annual Mud Bowl be a blast . . . or a bust? Meet BIG NATE, P.S. 38's coolest doodler and definitely NOT the teacher's pet. Both Nate Wright And School Bully Randy Betancourt Have Crushes On The New Girl Ruby, And Altercations Between The Two Boys Result In Peer Counseling Sessions That Eventually Lead To An Unlikely Friendship And Their Becoming Teammates On The School's Ultimate Frisbee Mud Bowl Team. After his fight with Randy Betancourt makes headlines in the school paper, Big Nate has a problem worse than detention on his hands.