Books like The miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth
In the early 1990s, Cameron Post lives in a small Montana ranch community where her parents hold traditional values. When they learn of her sexual orientation, they insist she abandon her true self and send her to a conversion therapy program. Facing the impossible demands of conformity and her own desire for identity, Cameron must navigate the harsh realities of a rural setting and the painful process of being forced to change.
The novel follows Cameron’s internal struggle and the impact of family expectations on her sense of self, while also exposing the broader social context of LGBTQ youth in conservative America during that era.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Contemporary Fiction
Authors: Emily M. Danforth
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