The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

Emily M. Danforth, Beth Laufer, Audible Studios

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · February 7, 2012

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Who it’s for
A thoughtful, emotionally charged read with romance, belief, and teen feeling in uneasy conversation.
Genres
YA LGBTQ+, Coming of Age, YA Romance - LGBTQ+
Published
HarperCollins, February 7, 2012

About this book

The acclaimed book behind the 2018 Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning movie "LGBTQ cinema is out in force at Sundance Film Festival," proclaimed USA Today. "The acerbic coming-of-age movie is adapted from Emily M. Danforth's novel, and stars Chloë Grace Moretz as a lesbian teen who is sent to a gay conversion therapy center after she gets caught having sex with her friend on prom night."

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The Miseducation of Cameron Post is a stunning and provocative literary debut that was named to numerous best of the year lists. When Cameron Post’s parents die suddenly in a car crash, her shocking first thought is relief. Relief they’ll never know that, hours earlier, she had been kissing a girl. But that relief doesn’t last, and Cam is forced to move in with her conservative aunt Ruth and her well-intentioned but hopelessly old-fashioned grandmother. She knows that from this point on, her life will forever be different. Survival in Miles City, Montana, means blending in and leaving well enough alone, and Cam becomes an expert at both. Then Coley Talor moves to town. Beautiful, pickup-driving Coley is a perfect cowgirl with the perfect boyfriend to match. She and Cam forge an unexpected and intense friendship, one that seems to leave room for something more to emerge. But just as that starts to seem like a real possibility, Aunt Ruth takes drastic action to “fix” her niece, bringing Cam face-to-face with the cost of denying her true self—even if she’s not quite sure who that is. Don't miss this raw and powerful own voices debut, the basis for the award-winning film starring Chloë Grace Moretz.

Why It Clicks

A thoughtful, emotionally charged read with romance, belief, and teen feeling in uneasy conversation.

Come here for

  • Emily M. Danforth’s voice, if you’re already following it
  • LGBTQ+ YA with faith-and-feeling friction

Expect

  • A sustained, immersive narrative
  • More ache and tension than neat resolution

Where it sits

YA LGBTQ+76%
YA Romance - LGBTQ+71%
Coming of Age52%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Coming of Age
  • Multigenerational YA Stories
  • YA Orphan & Foster Stories
  • YA Stories About Parents
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  • YA Sibling Stories
  • YA Stories About Girls & Women
  • YA LGBTQ+
  • Christian Historical YA
Authors
Emily M. Danforth, Beth Laufer, Audible Studios
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
February 7, 2012
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Coming of Age