Five, Six, Seven, Nate! by Tim Federle

Five, Six, Seven, Nate!

Tim Federle

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers · Paperback · September 18, 2018

“The Nate series by Tim Federle is a wonderful evocation of what it’s like to be a theater kid.

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Who it’s for
Broadway sparkle meets the messy, funny pressure of trying to belong in the room.
Themes
Theater and ambition, Middle-school drama, Coming of age
Pacing
Fast

About this book

“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 Winner of the Lambda Literary Award Encore! Nate Foster’s Broadway dreams are finally coming true in this sequel to Better Nate Than Ever that Publishers Weekly calls a “funny, tender coming-of-age story.”

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Armed with a one-way ticket to New York City, small-town theater geek Nate is off to start rehearsals for E.T.: The Broadway Musical. It’s everything he ever practiced his autograph for! But as thrilling as Broadway is, rehearsals are nothing like Nate expects: full of intimidating child stars, cut-throat understudies, and a director who can’t even remember Nate’s name. Now, as the countdown to opening night is starting to feel more like a time bomb, Nate is going to need more than his lucky rabbit’s foot if he ever wants to see his name in lights. He may even need a showbiz miracle. The companion novel to Better Nate Than Ever, which The New York Times called “inspired and inspiring,” Five, Six, Seven, Nate! is full of secret admirers, surprise reunions, and twice the drama of middle school...with a lot more glitter.

Backstage Nerves

Broadway sparkle meets the messy, funny pressure of trying to belong in the room.

Come here for

  • Theater-kid enthusiasm with a tender coming-of-age edge
  • Rehearsal-room tension, secret admirers, and middle-school drama

Expect

  • A playful, warm take on Broadway ambition
  • More glitter than a typical opening-night countdown

Where it sits

Theater Stories79%
LGBTQ+ Stories68%
Growing Up43%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Theater Stories
  • Friendship
  • LGBTQ+ Stories
Authors
Tim Federle
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published
September 18, 2018
Format
Paperback
Theme
Theater and ambition · Middle-school drama · Coming of age
Reading lane
Theater Stories