Camilla
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Life had always been easy for fifteen-year-old Camilla Dickinson. But now her parents, whom she had always loved and trusted, are behaving like strangers to each other and vying for her allegiance. Camilla is torn between her love for them and her disapproval of their actions.Then she meets Frank, her best friend's brother, who helps her to feel that she is not alone. Can Camilla learn to accept her parents for what they are and step toward her own independence?
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2 primary booksCamilla
Camilla is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 1951 with contributions by Madeleine L'Engle.
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Short review: This is a coming of age novel originally written in 1951. I appreciate that it is a book that is really about growing up and finding that you might not be the most important person in the world. Too many recent coming of age novels are about sex. This is not one of those books. There is a hint of romance in the book (discovering romantic love is part of growing up) but it is a means of exploring growing up and not the central theme. The book has some rough themes so be warned, alcoholism, suicide, war (or the results of war), affairs and divorce are all talked about frankly, but not luridly. Reading level is probably advanced middle school or early high school, but the themes seem a bit older than that.
My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/camilla/
