Camilla

Name: Camilla
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Madeleine L'Engle
ISBN: 9780739380925

Author: Madeleine L'Engle

Narrator: Ann Marie Lee

Unabridged: 7 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 11/10/2009

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Family, Romance

Synopsis

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?

About The Author

Madeleine L'Engle was the author of more than forty-five books for all ages, among them the beloved A Wrinkle in Time, awarded the Newbery Medal; A Swiftly Tilting Planet, winner of the American Book Award; A Wind in the Door; and An Acceptable Time—all of which are available on audio from Listening Library. Madeleine L'Engle was named the 1998 recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award, honoring her lifetime contribution in writing for teens.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Deborah

A reviewer at the Saturday Review compared Camilla to The Catcher in the Rye. Holden Caulfield and Camilla Dickinson, the protagonists in question, are a bit like Romeo and Juliet: he gets some terrific lines and flails around memorably, but she's the one who grows and matures and doesn't have an eg......more

Goodreads review by Danielle

Things I liked: 1) A book about a rich girl in 1950s New York. Even if she weren't likable, that would still be a fun read. 2) The characters are flawed, but nice. They are individuals, even if they do stick to their assigned character traits a little too vehemently. 3) The philosphical questions raise......more

Goodreads review by Annie

I took a little sidetrek in my goal of reading all of the Austin family books. "Camilla" fits in nicely with them, because it has similar themes about growing up, realizing a person's autonomy, religion, the debate over what makes a person matter, and of course lots of discussion about life and deat......more