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A deeply felt, bittersweet journey through the claustrophobia of conversion therapy and the expansive resilience of queer youth. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The miseducation of Cameron Post.
- nostalgic
- bittersweet
- claustrophobic
- expansive
- 01
Rubyfruit Jungle
Rita Mae Brown · 1987
A fiercely funny, unapologetic romp through mid-century America that celebrates living loudly and loving women without an ounce of shame.
- 02
Geography Club
Brent Hartinger · 2003
A funny, heartfelt exploration of the secret lives of queer teenagers navigating the treacherous social terrain of high school.
- 03
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Jeanette Winterson · 1991
A fiercely witty, myth-infused rebellion against the suffocating confines of religious fundamentalism and compulsory heterosexuality.
- 04
Our own private universe
Robin Talley
A tender, sun-warmed summer romance about stepping out of your own head and into the messy, beautiful reality of first love.
- 05
Plain Bad Heroines
Emily M. Danforth
A deliciously macabre and queer gothic tale that blurs the line between a cursed Gilded Age history and a modern Hollywood haunting.
- 06
Openly straight
Bill Konigsberg
A funny, heartfelt exploration of what happens when the desire to shed labels accidentally means shedding your true self.
- 07
This Book is Gay
James Dawson
A witty, warm, and radically candid handbook for navigating the messy, joyful realities of queer identity.
- 08
The Vast Fields of Ordinary
Nick Burd · 2009
A sun-drenched, bittersweet exploration of the messy, heartbreaking summer between high school and whatever comes next.
- 09
Suicide notes
Michael Thomas Ford · 2008
A darkly funny, diary-style exploration of healing that strips away a teenager's sarcastic defenses to reveal the tender, hurting kid underneath.
- 10
Autoboyography
Christina Lauren
A tender, witty, and deeply felt exploration of first love colliding with the heavy expectations of faith and family.
- 11
Annie on My Mind
Nancy Garden
A tender, fiercely sincere exploration of first love that feels like a quiet rebellion against a judgmental world.
- 12
The upside of unrequited
Becky Albertalli
A warm, witty, and deeply relatable exploration of the terrifying leap between crushing from afar and risking your heart in the real world.
