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The Miseducation of Cameron Post

By: Emily M. Danforth
Narrated by: Beth Laufer
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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.

Cameron Post feels a mix of guilt and relief when her parents die in a car accident. Their deaths mean they will never learn the truth she eventually comes to - that she's gay. Orphaned, Cameron comes to live with her old-fashioned grandmother and ultraconservative aunt Ruth. There she falls in love with her best friend, a beautiful cowgirl. When she’s eventually outed, her aunt sends her to God’s Promise, a religious conversion camp that is supposed to “cure” her homosexuality. At the camp, Cameron comes face to face with the cost of denying her true identity.

The Miseducation of Cameron Post is a stunning and provocative literary debut that was a finalist for the YALSA Morris Award and was named to numerous “best” lists.

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©2012 Emily M. Danforth (P)2013 Audible, Inc. Coming of Age Dating & Sex Difficult Situations Family & Relationships Fiction LGBTQ+ LGBTQIA+ Creators Literature & Fiction Dating Inspiring LGBTQIA+

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  • Morris Award Finalist, 2013
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Ignore the other reviews here, this is a good character study, nicely crafted, an interesting story about how one girl was forced to a school where she'd have her 'gayness' knocked out of her. Is there a sequel because it left many thrads hanging, we don't revisit her family, Viking Erin isn't explained, and the ending . . . I didn't see it coming, didn't quite understand it. Did the author think it was profound? Or did she just give up. The editor should be shot for not coaching the author to finish off bits of the plot that are missed. But, you know, it's clearly from the pen of an intelligent studier of character and minutiae. This one is certainly about the journey and not the hurried ending. I think this is fair.

A journey

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From the start, Emily M Danforth’s vivid descriptions plunge you into both the wilds and the suffocating small town atmosphere of Montana. The story explores a remarkable young woman’s teen and young adult experiences of being gay in a conservative Christian area, her experiments in sex, romance, relationships and abusive attempts at conversion ‘therapy’. The sensitivity and solidarity in the narrative style reveals Cameron’s strength and smarts. Wit and and rich metaphors celebrate and critique this time and place in American society. Beth Laufer’s narration brings Cameron beautifully to life so that you cannot help but take her into your heart.

Witty, rich and engaging rights of passage tale of remarkable young woman

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Nice audible performance of an ok story. Really felt that the performer was Cameron, telling her story in a personal way. Unfortunately, I didn't "click" with the story or its message enough to really enjoy it and rate it higher

Nice performance on audible version

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I am not sure why some people give this low ratings for being a “tough read”. It’s got sensitive themes and it’s graphic in parts. Not to be downplayed. But it does tell about what it basically says on the tin! That’s the story, the reality for some. And it weaves together with nice stories within. Really liked it. Wanted more!

Great read

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trigger warning for later chapters (18 or 19)? a minor character attempts suicide. graphic depiction

really good but should've had a trigger warning

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