Book Info:
The Notes by Catherine Con Morse
Genre:
Young Adult Contemporary
Publishing
Date: April 30, 2024
Synopsis:
A reserved Chinese American teen at a Southern performing arts boarding school comes into her own under the tutelage of a glamorous new piano teacher. A moving coming-of-age-novel from a debut novelist about first love, adolescent angst, and academic pressures.
Claire Wu isn’t sure that she has what it takes to become a
successful concert pianist.
It’s the fear of every student at Greenwood School of
Performing becoming a washed-out performer who couldn’t make it big. And
Claire’s no Rocky Wong, the ace pianist at their boarding school.
Then Dr. Li shows up. She’s like no other teacher at
mysterious, sophisticated, fascinating. Under Dr. Li’s tutelage, Claire works
harder and dreams bigger than ever. And her crush Rocky finally seems
interested. Maybe she’ll even be “Chinese enough” to join the elusive Asian
Student Society.
Everything is falling into place until eerily personal notes
about Claire’s bond with Dr. Li appear. Claire starts to feel the pressure. But
she isn’t the only one. Everyone is feeling the strain. Especially Rocky, whose
extreme perfectionism hides something more troubling.
As the Showcase tension crescendos, Claire must decide if
she’s ready to sink or swim. She may discover who she really is as a Chinese
American and learn if she’s ready to give her all for a shot at greatness.
The Notes is a powerful and poignant debut YA novel from
award-winning writer Catherine Con Morse about dealing with academic pressures,
falling in love for the first time, and finding yourself.
Book
Links:
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/198688448
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Notes-Catherine-Morse/dp/0593711386/
Barnes
& Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-notes-catherine-con-morse/1144040368
IndieBound:
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-notes-catherine-con-morse/20589588
About
the Author:
Catherine Con Morse is the author of the coming-of-age boarding school novel THE NOTES, which was shortlisted for the CRAFT first chapters contest. A Kundiman fellow, she received her MFA from Boston University, where she taught undergraduate creative writing for several years. Her work appears in Joyland, Letters, HOOT, Bostonia, the Racist Sandwich podcast, and elsewhere. Catherine was one of the inaugural Writers in Residence at Porter Square Books.
Author
Links:
Website: https://www.catherineconmorse.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cathconmorse
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/23181354
Tour
Schedule:
https://tbrandbeyondtours.com/2024/03/27/tour-schedule-the-notes-by-catherine-con-morse/
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