Better Nate Than Ever

Nate Foster's journey from a small town outside of Pittsburgh to New York City is a wonderful bit of escapism, if not totally realistic. The charm of this series is not in its believability, however, but in its heart and charm. Nate is a charming and extremely likable kid with aspirations to appear on Broadway. His accounts of auditions, theatre people, and surviving the streets of New York are a fantastic insight into how the world of Broadway looks to a novice. As a fan of Broadway myself, I found a lot to relate to in Nate's travels and experienced not a small amount of jealousy. The author, Tim Federle, has appeared on Broadway and the specific stories definitely ring true.