Big Nate Lives It Up is a 2015 book by Lincoln Peirce, and it is the successor to Big Nate: In the Zone. It is the seventh and penultimate book in the Big Nate novel series. Plot The book begins with Nate Wright and his friends Francis Pope and Teddy Ortiz attending PS.38’s Breakfast Book Club (or BBC for short). The librarian and book club monitor, Ms. Hickson, shows the kids a century-old journal she found in the school archives, which belonged to a girl named Edna Birkdale. While heading to homeroom, Nate is asked by Principal Nichols to be a “buddy” to a new student and introduce him to PS. 38. Nate is introduced to the student, who is named “Breckinridge Puffington III", whom Nate recognizes, but is still oblivious to the role he played in his life. During Nate's tour of the school, they run into Randy Betancourt and his posse, who immediately pick on Breckenridge. When Nate goes to protect him, a ceiling tile suddenly falls on his head, prompting some teachers to rush over and Randy’s group to leave. Nate has to visit the school nurse, Ms. Albert, since the ceiling tile that hit his head is made out of hard Styrofoam. Ms. Albert explains that the school is falling apart over the years since it opened a century ago. She also explains that if the school was repaired, there would never be enough money to pay teachers. During art class, Nate is surprised to learn that Breckenridge considers Nate his best friend, and he tells Francis and Teddy about his suspicious familiarity to him. He also learns of Breckenridge’s passion for drawing flowers and is weirded out by it. During lunch, he tries to find Breckenridge some friends to hang out with to no avail. When he tries to get some time away from Breckenridge, he finds Ms. Hickson, who gives him a copy of Edna Birkdale’s journal to read. He is initially bored by it, but is excited to learn that she drew cartoons with punch lines like he does. A few minutes later, just when he and Breckenridge enter gym class, Principal Nichols announces that a gas leak has occurred, and allows the students to have a surprise recess. Nate takes a break from Breckenridge to play football with his friends and a kid named Roderick, but is soon forced by Nichols to