Big Nate: In a Class by Himself

Nate’s friends tease him good-naturedly about his outburst. Nate grumbles to his friends about the unfairness of his getting detention while Gina avoids any trouble. His friends agree it is unfair but point out that Gina never gets in trouble. Nate reads that his detention is for disrupting class and insulting another student and jokes that he can be far more insulting. He proves this by trading “your mama” jokes with Teddy until Francis interrupts. Francis points out that Mr. Rosa updated the art display case. Mr. Rosa places the best student artwork in the case, choosing one student’s work to sit in a place of honor under a “Spotlight On” banner. Nate claims that having work displayed under the banner is tantamount to Mr. Rosa declaring that person the best artist in school. Nate decides that this must be how he surpasses all others, but his work is not in the display case. To add insult to injury, the student in the spotlight is Artur, whose work is being highlighted for the second time. While Teddy and Francis admire Artur’s work, Nate is unimpressed. He believes that his cartoon of