Per Principal Nichols's instructions, Nate becomes "buddies" with the geeky new kid, Breckenridge Puffington III, but he can't shake the feeling that he's met Breckenridge before. This seventh series installment, with its signature cartoons and frequent comic panels, contains many intersecting plot lines, but in the end there's a clear, satisfying resolution. Plus, the endpapers offer a maze to complete.