Cameron is 12 years old, and her parents have just died in a car accident. Written in the first person from Cameron's perspective as she looks back on her so-called "miseducation," the novel opens in 1989. Danforth's debut, is a coming-out novel, but while it follows the formula's general trajectory, it also transcends it and demonstrates why these stories still need to be told. The Miseducation of Cameron Post, Emily M. It can still work because it is still true. But sometimes, a book appears that shows why the formula endures. As a formula, especially within young adult fiction, the story isn't new. In the fallout, things usually get a lot worse before they get better. Many of them follow a formula: character struggles with homosexual desire in a homophobic world character falls in tormented, transformative love character is unceremoniously outed. I know it's going to explode, but I'm not sure when. Reading a coming-out novel, for me, can feel like approaching a lit fuse. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title The Miseducation Of Cameron Post Author Emily M.
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