Shades of gray kindle edition by reeder, carolyn, o. Shades of grey by carolyn reeder chapter summarieshome. At the end of the american civil war, twelveyearold will is left to live with his aunt. Will, a twelve year old shy city boy, just recently lost all of his family. The buttons were found on the battlefield near his home. In the aftermath of the civil war, recently orphaned will must start a new life and overcome his prejudices. John mcdonough at the end of the civil war, twelveyearold will, having lost all his immediate family, reluctantly leaves his city home to live in the virginia countryside with his aunt and the uncle he considers a traitor because he refused to take part in the war. The civil war was over, but it had taken a terrible toll on twelveyearold will page. This book is about a boy who has lost his entire family during the civil war his mothers instructions were for will to go live with her sisters family if wills entire family died. Through shades of gray, will grows in how he views the war, the union, and the confederacy. Shades of gray, by carolyn reeder, is an exciting historical fiction book about the reconstruction era. The setting of the book is the end of the civil war. It would likely be helpful for the reader to already know some about the civil war beforehand. Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important.
Ruta sepetyss between shades of gray is now the film ashes in the snow. The story takes place in a small town in virginia, in the first years following the civil war. Courage wears many facesthe civil war may be over, but for. Shades of gray by carolyn reeder in the aftermath of the civil war, recently orphaned will must start a new life and overcome his prejudices. I recommend it to kids who are interested in or learning about the civil war. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Shades of gray is a 1989 novel by carolyn reeder about a boy named will.
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