Jayde Kornn: I wonder what the story would be like if he was one of those really popular boys in school What gave you the idea to make him sort of like left out, outcasted sort of? They also came up with some interesting questions that we put to author Tim Federle. The fifth graders in Grand Isle had some insightful thoughts about Better Nate Than Ever. Brabazon asked what makes Nate brave, Sarah Bartlett said, "I think Nate’s brave because he snuck out of his house into New York to do an audition and his mom and dad don’t know about it yet, but I think they’re gonna find out." So I think that kind of relates to Nate." Kristian Richardson responded, "I think when the line on the song says, 'taller isn’t braver' Nate, in the story, he’s not tall but he’s really brave. Librarian Annie Brabazon asked the fifth grade what they thought the song had to do with Nate’s character. VPR Fifth graders at Grand Isle School had a lot of fun with Tim Federle's 'Better Nate Than Ever.'
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