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Better Nate Than Ever

by Tim Federle

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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.

AuditionsTheaterMusicalsFictionJuvenile fictionPennsylvania, fictionNew york (n.y.), fictionChildren's fictionAdventure and adventurers, fictionMusic, fictionLGBTQ middle gradeStonewall Book Awards