Better Nate Than Ever

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＂The Nate series by Tim Federle is a wonderful evocation of what it’s like to be a theater kid. Highly recommended.＂ --Lin-Manuel Miranda, star and creator of the musical, Hamilton

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
A Slate Favorite Book of the Year

A small-town boy hops a bus to New York City to crash an audition for E.T.: The Musical in this winning middle grade novel that The New York Times called ＂inspired and inspiring.＂

Nate Foster has big dreams. His whole life, he’s wanted to star in a Broadway show. (Heck, he’d settle for seeing a Broadway show.) But how is Nate supposed to make his dreams come true when he’s stuck in Jankburg, Pennsylvania, where no one (except his best pal Libby) appreciates a good show tune? With Libby’s help, Nate plans a daring overnight escape to New York. There’s an open casting call for E.T.: The Musical, and Nate knows this could be the difference between small-town blues and big-time stardom.

Tim Federle’s ＂hilarious and heartwarming debut novel＂ (Publishers Weekly) is full of broken curfews, second chances, and the adventure of growing up--because sometimes you have to get four hundred miles from your backyard to finally feel at home.

Tim Federle is ＂a prolific scribe whose breezy wit isn’t bound to a single genre＂ (Huffington Post). Tim’s award-winning novels include The New York Times Notable Books The Great American Whatever and the Nate series--which Lin-Manuel Miranda called ＂a wonderful evocation of what it’s like to be a theater kid.＂ Tim cowrote both the Tony-nominated Broadway musical Tuck Everlasting, and the Golden Globe- and Oscar-nominated Best Animated Feature Ferdinand, starring John Cena and Kate McKinnon. A native of San Francisco who grew up in Pittsburgh, Tim now divides his time between New York and the internet (@TimFederle).