Today, I'm excited to have my zeno poem posted at Michelle H. Barnes' Today's Little Ditty. If you haven't heard of this challenge by J. Patrick Lewis, head over to check out my poem and see if you'd like to try it, too.
Better Nate Than Ever – written by Tim Federle
Now that I’ve finally
met Nate Foster, I’ll need to read his next adventure, Five, Six, Seven, Nate!
This was a fast read, partly because I couldn’t stop seeing how this
thirteen year old was going to make it to NYC for the tryouts of ET, the Musical. His parents didn’t
know, and the only one who does know, and who helps plan the escape, is his
best friend, another one passionate about the theater, Libby Jones. This young
boy, teased and stuffed into lockers, already being called ‘fairy’ by his older
jock brother, holds onto what he loves, pushes past the hard things, and keeps
his passion for musical theater no matter what. The story, including family
troubles, meeting an aunt he hasn’t seen in years, the figuring out that “it’s
now or never”, is terrific. It makes me want to put it into the hands of young
students trying to figure out who they are.