Tim Federle Quotes & Sayings

“'Five, Six, Seven, Nate!' opens on my 13-year-old protagonist packing up a duffel bag and bidding his Midwestern town goodbye, heading off to start rehearsals for his New York City debut in 'E.T.: The Musical.'”

“My mother had a book club that would dissolve into opening wine.”

“My dream is to try to reach as many kids and readers who might need an unlikely hero to connect to.”

“The biggest difference in writing a sequel is that now there are expectations. But also - and this is the awesome part - now there are fans, too!”

“The thing I miss about performing is being with people.”

“You can't tell the story of a 13-year-old boy who knows every lyric to 'Phantom of the Opera' without also referencing how much teasing he gets at school.”