The Note: A Novel Emma Adbage encountering along the way a

encountering along the way a dazzling sequence of eccentric and sometimes dangerous characters: creepy dads

She walks into an examination room

in a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis

It is a celebration of old and new

A sharply funny and moving debut novel about a queer Mexican American girl navigating Catholic school

The Note: A Novel Emma Adbage encountering along the way aIt was meant to be a harmless prank. Growing up, May Hanover was a good girl, always. Well behaved, top of her class, a compulsive rule follower. Raised by a first generation Chinese single mother with high expectations, May didnt have room to slip up, let alone fail. Her friends didnt call her the Little Sheriff for nothing. But even good girls have secrets. And regrets. When it comes to her friendship with Lauren and Kelsey, she's had her fair share