The Complete Nate Paperback Trilogy (Boxed Set): Better Nate Than Ever; Five, Six, Seven, Nate!; Nate Expectations

by Tim Federle

“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 small-town boy hops a bus to New York City to pursue his musical theater dreams in this winning middle grade series that The New York Times called “inspired and inspiring.”

Nate Foster has big dreams.

His whole life Nate has wanted to star in a Broadway show and, with his best friend’s help, he plans a daring escape to New York, where he auditions at the open casting call for The Musical . What follows is the kind of adventure a small-town boy like Nate could only dream about; a story of taking chances, following your heart, growing into your own and, ultimately, coming home.

Tim Federle’s groundbreaking, Lambda Literary Award–winning series is a love letter to theater kids young and not-so-young—and for anyone who ever wondered if they could truly go home again. Especially when doing so means facing everything you thought you’d left behind.

This fantastic collection
Better Nate Than Ever
Five, Six, Seven, Nate!
Nate Expectations

912 pages, Paperback

Published September 10, 2019

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.

Reviews

[Annabelle Kong · Rating 5 out of 5]

If someone else decided to read this book I would totally agree with them. This book may connect to people who more so have interests in Theater, Singing, and Plays. In addition this book describes the reality of being neglected, or mistreated because someone may be "better" that yourself. However it also shows lots of perseverance and bravery, which I would totally recommend! Also the Author of this book is really great at showing how if you work hard, you can strive for the stars! Another reason why you should read this book is because if you like reading romance novels, but you don't like when it's only centered on that this book is perfect because it has just a slight hint of romance! In the end I think that this would be the perfect book for someone into Theater, perseverance, reality, and just a hint of romance.