"The Miseducation of Cameron Post" follows the story of Cameron Post, a teenage girl in 1990s Montana who grapples with her identity after being discovered in a romantic situation with another girl. Sent to a conversion therapy center called God's Promise, Cameron faces the harsh realities of being forced to suppress her true self. As she navigates the complexities of friendship, love, and her own beliefs, Cameron begins to resist the oppressive environment around her. The novel explores themes of self-acceptance, the struggle against societal norms, and the power of love in the face of adversity. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is aimed at children at US 9th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 13-17 years.

There are 480 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2018 by Balzer & Bray/Harperteen .

emily m. danforth was born and raised in Miles City, Montana. She has an MFA in fiction from the University of Montana and a PhD in creative writing from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She lives with her wife in Providence, where she teaches creative writing and literature courses at Rhode Island College and is coeditor of The Cupboard (Literary Pamphlet).