The Miseducation of Cameron Post – Danforth Emily M. (2017)

When Cameron Post’s parents suddenly die in a car crash, her first shocking thought is relief: they will never know that, only hours earlier, she was kissing a girl. The relief does not last, and Cam is forced to move in with her conservative Aunt Ruth and her well-meaning but hopelessly old-fashioned grandmother. From then on, she knows, her life will be different. In Miles City, Montana, survival means blending in and leaving well enough alone, and Cam becomes skilled at both. Then Coley Taylor moves to town. Beautiful, pickup-driving Coley is a perfect cowgirl with a perfect boyfriend, and she and Cam form an unexpected, intense friendship that seems to leave room for something more. Just as that possibility begins to emerge, ultrareligious Aunt Ruth takes drastic action to “fix” her niece, forcing Cam to confront the cost of denying her true self, even though she is not yet sure who that self is. This unforgettable literary debut explores discovering who you are and finding the courage to live according to your own rules, bringing rural Montana, the early 1990s and a questioning teenage girl vividly to life for teen and adult readers alike.