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A New York Times Notable Book of the Year, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, and 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. Nate Foster has big dreams. His whole life, hes wanted to star in a Broadway show. Heck, hed settle for seeing a Broadway show. But how is Nate supposed to make his dreams come true when hes stuck in Jankburg, Pennsylvania, where no one except his best pal Libby appreciates a good show tune With Libbys help, Nate plans a daring overnight escape to New York. Theres 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 writes a warm and witty debut thats full of broken curfews, second chances, and the adventure of growing upbecause sometimes you have to get four hundred miles from your backyard to finally feel at home.
About the Author
Tim Federle is the showrunner and executive producer of "High School Musical: the Musical: the Series," which he created for Disney . His novels include the New York Times Notable Book "Better Nate Than Ever" and its Lambda Literature Award-winning sequel - which Lin-Manuel Miranda called "a wonderful evocation of what it's like to be a theater kid" (New York Times) . A film adaptation of Nate, written and directed by Federle, premiered on Disney on April 1, 2022. The film stars Aria Brooks, Joshua Bassett, Lisa Kudrow, and Rueby Wood as Nate. Tim's hit series of cocktail recipe books, including "Tequila Mockingbird," have sold over half a million copies worldwide. He cowrote the Broadway musical adaptation of "Tuck Everlasting," and won the Humanitas Prize for cowriting the Golden Globe and Academy Award-nominated Best Animated Feature "Ferdinand," starring John Cena and Kate McKinnon. A former Broadway dancer, Tim was born in San Francisco, grew up in Pittsburgh, and now divides his time between Los Angeles and the internet.
