Indeed, most of the novel is specifically written as a typical coming-of-age novel; Cameron is a typical ‘90s teenage character who (stop me if you’ve heard this before) has lost her parent, smokes and drinks, and falls in with wrong crowds. Later, they worried that they would get in trouble if anybody learned about their kiss, so they promised to keep it a secret. Cameron had been shoplifting and kissing her friend Irene Klauson while her parents died in an accident at Quake Lake, which they visited every year. But as the current political climate, not to mention the continued acceptance of homophobia in towns all over the country, shows, there's still a great need for books like this one. When her parents die in a car accident, Cameron's first thought isn't horror, or denial, or anger. Fast forward to her high school years and Cam is desperately in love with Coley Taylor, a beautiful, "straight" girl who seems to reciprocate Cam's feelings somewhat. Maybe there will be a sequel? Cameron had been staying with her grandma. It's relief. I would like to know her secret.

It's a story of a girl dealing with the loss of her parents while on the brink of womanhood, and it is told beautifully, honestly, and lovingly. Indeed, most of the novel is specifically written as a typical coming-of-age novel; Cameron is a typical ‘90s teenage character who (stop me if you’ve heard this before) has lost her parent, smokes and drinks, and falls in with wrong crowds. To me this needed to be shorter and have more pace and emotional attachment as it was we often, despite some occasionally gorgeous set pieces, had a detached yet over detailed narrator and I just ended up not caring. Balzer + Bray, 2012.

I was thoroughly impressed with how the author handled this very touchy subject. Not only is this coming of age novel a phenomenal read, but it also has a brand new film adaptation that just premiered at Sundance, and, oh, did we mention?It won the top prize at the film festival and that is HUGE. In comparison, the book is quite "chatty". Full access is for members only.BookBrowse seeks out and recommends the best in contemporary fiction and nonfiction—books that not only engage and entertain but also deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.Subscribe to receive some of our best reviews, "beyond the book" articles, book club info, and giveaways by email. Because it was so REAL and OBVIOUS to me! Normally, I always prefer the book. In this case, I really enjoyed the things that "were not said" in the movie - the actors were able to convey with facial expressions and their body language what they dared not say out loud.
When her parents die in a car accident, Cameron's first thought isn't horror, or denial, or anger. This is by far the best book I have ever read on Christianity and homosexuality. February 7th 2012 After her parents die in a car crash, she lives with her conservative aunt and her grandmother. There is no moral of the story crammed down your throat, no secret agenda. So don't blame me for my assuming. At points I felt like there were too many unnecessary details of a daily routine that didn’t help to build the world of Cameron Post. The first half of Cameron Post is set in Montana in the ‘90s, and is, at least at first glance, slow and plodding. She and her dad had been out building on their new corral and branding area. Kind of a long (compared to other YA novels I've read) so it got a bit slow at times although I did generally enjoy reading about Cameron. Something big. When Cameron Post's parents die suddenly in a car crash, her shocking first thought is relief. I truly did want to like this book.
[Cameron Post is a teenager growing up in a small town in Montana in the early 90s. Relief that they would never know she had just kissed a girl a few hours earlier. There is no moral of the story crammed down your throat, no secret agenda. It was made into a feature film of the same name in 2018.emily m. danforth's first novel--The Miseducation of Cameron Post-- is a coming of GAYge story set largely in Miles City, Montana, the cattle ranching town where she was born and raised.

emily m. danforth's first novel--The Miseducation of Cameron Post-- is a coming of GAYge story set largely in Miles City, Montana, the cattle ranching town where she was born and raised. It is a cliché, but sometimes less I feel like I've been waiting for this book for forever and it is finally, finally, finally here and it was perfect. It's a story of a girl dealing with the loss of her parents while on the brink of womanhood, and it is told beautifully, honestly, and lovingly. Who am I kidding, I'm sure little has changed in the past thirty years in Montana except maybe that conversion camps are now illegal. Until, as we learn from the blurb, eventually the truth is discovered and she is sent off to be ‘cured/saved’ in a religious school... OVER HALFWAY THROUGH THE BOOK. So don't blame me for my assuming. Her parents die in a car crash the summer she's 12, right after she shares a kiss with her best friend.

I sympathized with Cameron Post, the protagonist of this book, quickly. We’d love your help. Not my favorite ending. This was a book that I *wanted* to like far more than I actually did.

Cameron Post feels a mix of guilt and relief when her parents die in a car accident. Because it was so REAL and OBVIOUS to me! The Miseducation of Cameron Post began in the Summer of 1989 in Miles City, Montana when protagonist and narrator Cameron Post was 12 years old. Non-members are limited to two results. Like how? Who am I kidding, I'm sure little has changed in the past thirty years in Montana except maybe that conversion camps are now illegal. The narrator Cameron Post describes the day her parents die.


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