It's April Fools' Day and Nate hopes to pull off an epic prank inspired by his hero, Brad Gunter, but Nichols is all too familiar with Gunter's old tricks.
Nate is ready to be treated like an adult, so when Martin and Ellen head out of town, he insists he can hold down the fort ALONE. But when zombies strike, Nate questions his ability to take on life by himself.
Dee Dee's excited to celebrate her birthday but her friends and family are so wrapped up with trying to surprise her that Dee Dee feels forgotten and winds up spending her special day with a new girl who has just moved to town.
While buying romance novels for a heartbroken Ellen, Nate discovers they are total cash cows. Under a pen name, he writes a best-selling graphic novel using the people in his life as inspiration until it catches up to him.
In the thick of Ellen's recent heartbreak, Nate is apathetic per usual. But when he falls into a bromance with Ellen's cool new beau, heartache ensues. P.S. 38's new school anthem may be the only thing to put their pieces back together.
When P.S. 38 is hit with the dreaded standardized testing, Teddy receives a perfect score and is exposed as a math genius. As Teddy's success is exploited, Francis struggles with his identity as the smartest kid in sixth grade.
Nate has set the P.S. 38 record for most detentions in one month, putting the teachers on "Nate Watch." To dodge this personal purgatory, Nate decides to help Dee Dee put on the school's musical - casting the teachers as the stars.
While on a school camping trip, Nate is determined to win the Wilderness Warrior Award, Dee Dee uses her acting skills to cope with anxiety, and the teachers hatch a plan to steal an eagle egg.
Nate's grandparents take the Wrights on an ill-fated seafaring adventure to find the rumored lost treasure of Eewcorpico. Meanwhile, Captain Dee Dee leads a rescue mission to save Nate and his family from the treasure's curse.
A local legend comes to life as Nate and friends prepare for an epic party. But Nate's awesome plans may be foiled as a mysterious presence stalks the students and Francis disappears for hours at a time over at Jefferson.