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Emily M. DanforthThe Miseducation of Cameron PostEmily M. DanforthThe Miseducation of Cameron PostHARD COVER
UPC: 9780062020567Release Date: 2/7/2012
Back cover copy: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 soon 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 (as her grandmother might say), and Cam becomes an expert at both. Then Coley Taylor 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, ultrareligious 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 exactly sure who that is. The Miseducation of Cameron Post is a stunning and unforgettable literary debut about discovering who you are and finding the courage to live life according to your own rules. Main description:Set in rural Montana in the early 1990s, emily m. danforth’s The Miseducation of Cameron Post is a powerful and widely acclaimed YA coming-of-age novel in the tradition of the classic Annie on My Mind. Review quote:“[An] ambitious literary novel, a multidimensional coming-of-age.” Review quote:“A beautifully told story that is at once engaging and thoughtful. THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST is an important bookone that can change lives. ” Review quote:“Cameron is a memorable heroine with an unforgettable and important story to tell, and she does so with wit, emotion, and depth. Review quote:“Danforth’s narrative of a bruised young woman finding her feet in a complicated world is a tremendous achievement: strikingly unsentimental, and full of characters who feel entirely rounded and real. A story of love, desire, pain, lossand, above all, of survival. An inspiring read.” Review quote:“If Holden Caulfield had been a gay girl from Montana, this is the story he might have toldit’s funny, heartbreaking, and beautifully rendered. Emily Danforth remembers exactly what it’s like to be a teenager, and she has written a new classic.” Review quote:“Rich with detail and emotion, a sophisticated read for teens and adults alike.” Review quote:“The story is riveting, beautiful, and full of the kind of detail that brings to life a place (rural Montana), a time (the early 1990s), and a questioning teenage girl.” Review quote:“This finely crafted, sophisticated coming-of-age debut novel is multilayered, finessing such issues as loss, first love, and friendsh“This novel is a joyone of the best and most honest portraits of a young lesbian I’ve read in years. Cameron Post is a bright, brash, funny main character who leaps off the page and into your heart! This is a story that keeps you reading way into the nightan absorbing, suspenseful, and important book.” |
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