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The Montana Book Award is an annual award that recognizes literary and/or artistic excellence in a book published during the award year.  Eligible titles are either set in Montana, deal with Montana themes/issues, or are written, edited or illustrated by a Montana author or artist.  Books for all ages are considered for the award.

2012 WINNER

THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST

by emily m. danforth

The Miseducation of Cameron Post is an unforgettable literary debut about discovering who you are and finding the courage to live life according to your own rules. When Cameron Post's parents die suddenly in a car crash, her shocking first thought is relief. Relief they'll never know that, hours earlier, she had been kissing a girl. But that relief doesn't last, and Cam is soon forced to live with her conservative aunt Ruth and her well-intentioned but hopelessly old-fashioned grandmother. She knows that from this point on, her life will forever be different. Survival in Miles City, Montana, means blending in and leaving well enough alone and Cam becomes an expert at this —especially at avoiding any questions about her sexuality.

Click here to view the Montana Book Award 2012 Honor Books.

"On the Bookshelf" Mountain West News Article on the 2012 Montana Book Award