Big Nate Strikes Again is a realistic fiction novel by American cartoonist Lincoln Peirce. It is based on the comic strip and the second book in the Big Nate novel series. The book was released on October 19, 2010. It is aimed at children aged 8 to 12. It was published by HarperCollins Publishers. The book has a 13,928 sale rank.
Nate Wright - The main protagonist; a pre-adolescent boy, known for his large ego and sarcasm.
Teddy Ortiz - Nate's #1A best friend, who is a jokester and known for his skill at Yo mama jokes.
Francis Pope - Nate's #1 best friend, who is known for his high intelligence.
Marty Wright - Nate's somewhat clueless father, who plays golf and is known to make horrible food.
Artur Pashkov - Jenny's boyfriend, and Nate's arch-rival; a Belarusian exchange student and speaks some broken English. In the book, he plays a minor role, as his fleeceball team wins over "Kuddle Kittens".
Gina Hemphill-Toms - Nate's overachiever nemesis and Ms. Godfrey's favorite student in the class. In the book, she and Nate are assigned to the roles of project partners (due to Nate's original partner being absent), and she ruins Nate's fleeceball team by joining and giving them the name: "Kuddle Kittens", angering Nate. In the end, she hits a home run, winning the team against the Raptors, and earning herself the Spoffy, a trophy, Nate was planning on winning.
Randy Betancourt - One of Nate's other rivals; the school bully. In the book, he is the main antagonist; the captain of Nate's opponent fleeceball team: the Raptors.
Mrs. Clara Godfrey - Nate's ultimate nemesis; his social studies teacher.
Ellen Wright - Nate's older sister.
Jenny Jenkins - Nate's love interest and Artur's girlfriend. In the book, like her boyfriend, she plays a minor role, as she is assigned project partners with Artur, and Nate accidentally dumps egg salad all over her (he originally meant to do it to Gina).
Chad Applewhite - One of Nate's friends. Like the previous book, he plays a minor role in its successor, as he is on Nate's fleeceball team, and annoys Nate by cheering on Gina on their match against the Raptors.
Critical reception has been positive, with the School Library Journal writing that the book was "clever and funny". Booklist praised the book's "easy-reading narrative" and Kirkus Reviews called the book "A latter-day Peanuts and a kinder, gentler Diary of a Wimpy Kid."
