The Nate series by Tim Federle is a wonderful evocation of what its like to be a theater kid. Highly recommended. Lin-Manuel Miranda, star and creator of the musical, Hamilton
An exceptional swan song for a beloved character. Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Third times a charm! Nate Foster returns home to Jankburg, Pennsylvania, to face his biggest challenge yethigh schoolin this final novel in the Lambda Literary Awardwinning Nate trilogy, which The New York Times calls inspired and inspiring.

When the news hits that E.T.: The Musical wasnt nominated for a single Tony Awardnot one!the show closes, leaving Nate both out of luck and out of a job. And while Nates cast mates are eager to move on (the boy he understudies already landed a role on a TV show!), Nate knows its back to square one, also known as Jankburg, Pennsylvania. Where horror (read: high school) awaits.

Desperate to turn his life from flop to fabulous, Nate takes on a huge freshman English project with his BFF, Libby: hes going to make a musical out of Charles Dickenss Great Expectations. (What could possibly goright?) But when Nates New York crush ghosts him, and his grades start to slip, he finds the only thing harder than being on Broadway is being a freshman especially when youve got a secret youre desperate to sing out about.

This magical conclusion to Tim Federles beloved Nate series is a love letter to theater kids young and not-so-youngand for anyone who ever wondered if they could truly go home again. Especially when doing so means facing everything you thought youd left behind.