When Cameron Post finds out that her parents have just died in a car crash, her first feeling is relief. They will never find out that just hours before, she had been kissing a girl. However, that relief doesn't last. She is forced to move in with her very religious and conservative Aunt Ruth. Cam knows that from now on, life will be different, and in order to survive in this small town in Montana, she has to blend in. Which is easy, until Coley Taylor comes to town. Cam and Coley forge an expected friendship, one that surprises everyone. But just as something starts to evolve between the two, Aunt Ruth takes drastic action to try and "fix" Cam. Through the process, Cam is forced to face the fact that she has been denying her true self, and see if she has the courage to stand up and be her own person.

After hearing about this book when we went to the library, and from someone else in the class who has read it, I knew that it was definitely something that I wanted to put on my list. It sounded intriguing, and different than other LGBTQ novels that I have read. I would have to say that the beginning was a little slow for me. It took me a while to get into it, mainly because I thought the age of the characters was a little off at the beginning. Cam seemed a lot older than she was supposed to be, and I felt that way until she was in high school. However, once she did get into high school, I thought the novel picked up, and the realness of the characters really pulled me in. The other thing I really enjoyed about this novel was the fact that it is a story about a girl who is a lesbian, but it isn't a coming out story. Too often, stories with LGBTQ characters tell the stories of said characters coming out and their struggles, but the tone of this novel was different. Instead of it being about Cam coming out and figuring out her sexuality, it was about her high school life, her relationships with her friends and love interests, and her struggle with coming to terms with her parents' deaths. Cam is a relatable character no matter your sexual orientation. I also think the issue of religion and homosexuality is handled well in this novel, even though the whole theory behind the camp that Cam is sent to is to "fix" all of the homosexual, christian teens. But the things that Cam learns about herself there bring about good points, and make you question who really is correct in a situation like this.

As far as classrooms go, I definitely think this book is worth keeping on the shelf. If possible, it would be a good one to work into the curriculum, especially because it does deal with the issue of homosexuality, and in a way that would be good to discuss in the classroom. This book could serve both as a mirror to students who identify as LGBTQ themselves, or have a family member that does, and as a window to those that do not. While I wouldn't necessarily recommend it in a middle school setting, I think this could work for any grade at the high school level.