Tim Federle Quotes

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

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#2. My mother had a book club that would dissolve into opening wine.

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#3. '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.'

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#4. Are we absolutely certain that Becky Albertalli didn't just steal the diary of a hilariously observant teenage boy? Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda is a pitch-perfect triumph of wit and wordplay that feels timelessly, effortlessly now.

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#5. 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!

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#6. 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.

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#7. The thing I miss about performing is being with people.

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#8. The coolest thing you can become is yourself.

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#9. Basically the most fun part about the first day of anything is buying all the supplies.

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