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Shades of Gray (Reeder novel)

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Shades of Gray
Cover of 1999 Australian edition
AuthorCarolyn Reeder
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's fiction, Historical Fiction
Set inShenandoah Valley, 1865
Publication date
1989
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover, Paperback)
Pages165 pp (1991 edition, paperback)
Awards
ISBN0-380-71232-6 (1991 paperback)
LC ClassPZ7.R25416 Sh 1989

Shades of Gray is a 1989 novel by Carolyn Reeder about a boy named Will. At the end of the American Civil War, twelve-year-old Will, an orphan, is left to live with his aunt and uncle. He considers his uncle a traitor and a coward because he refuses to be a Confederate and take any part in the war at all. Gradually, Will learns the true meaning of courage.

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction". Scott O'Dell. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2015.