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Tim Federle is a Broadway dancer whose first novel, Better Nate Than Ever, about a small-town teen who hops a Greyhound to New York to audition for E.T.: the Musical, is forthcoming from Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. He tweets @TimFederle.

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Where Are the Teen-Lit Protagonists Who Just Happen to Be Gay?

Posted October 14, 2011 | 10/14/11 02:56 PM ET

Recently, the headline in a New York Times Style blog asked a question: why so few gay characters in teen fiction? The post points out that there may be plenty of gay heroes in young adult literature, but where are the heroes who just happen to be gay?...

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