Better Nate Than Ever
by Tim Federle and Scott M. Fischer
27 Total Resources 7 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Area
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2013
Word Count 56,828
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 930L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 157166
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Music
- Physical Education
- Subject Headings
- Musicals
- Theater--Fiction
- Broadway (New York, N.Y.)--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts | Theater & Musicals
- New York (N.Y.)--Fiction
- Auditions--Fiction
- Musicals--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Broadway (New York, N.Y.)
- Theater
- Auditions
- New York (N.Y.)
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Tim Federle about Better Nate Than Ever
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Tim Federle
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Lesson Plan from Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
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Teacher's Guide from Simon & Schuster
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Book Readings 2

Video Book Reading narrated by Tim Federle
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Tim Federle
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Vocabulary Lists 1

Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 7

Odyssey Award, 2008-2021
Honor, 2014

Rainbow List: Top Ten LGBTQ Books for Children and Teens, 2011-2021
Commended, 2014

Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2020
Finalist, 2014

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2014

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2021
Fiction Winner, 2014

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Elementary Selection, 2013
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