There she falls in love with her best friend, a beautiful cowgirl. Orphaned, Cameron comes to live with her old-fashioned grandmother and ultraconservative aunt Ruth. Their deaths mean they will never learn the truth she eventually comes to-that she’s gay. 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.Ĭameron Post feels a mix of guilt and relief when her parents die in a car accident. Set in rural Montana in the early 1990s, emily m. THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST BY EMILY M. Keep scrolling for a written out list with descriptions for each book! We hope this list continues to grow each year so let us know which other books you’d like to see featured on this list! We were so inspired by all your responses and decided to compile this list of must-read YA books featuring LGBTQ+ characters.
We had an amazing conversation about why LGBTQ+ rep is important, books that prominently feature LGBTQ+ characters, and which YA books have positively affected the LGBTQ+ community.
To celebrate pride month we have LOTS of LGBTQ+ reading recommendations for you! A few weeks ago, we asked the community what books they’d recommend using the hashtag #YAPride.
