It would likely be helpful for the reader to already know some about the civil war beforehand. Shades of gray is a 1989 novel by carolyn reeder about a boy named will. Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important. Shades of gray kindle edition by reeder, carolyn, o. The civil war was over, but it had taken a terrible toll on twelveyearold will page. The setting of the book is the end of the civil war. Will, a twelve year old shy city boy, just recently lost all of his family. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading shades of gray.
In shades of gray by carolyn reeder, wills button collection represents his past. Wills family in winchester, virginia has been wiped out in the civil war. Shades of gray kindle edition by reeder, carolyn, obrien, tim. Through shades of gray, will grows in how he views the war, the union, and the confederacy. The story takes place in a small town in virginia, in the first years following the civil war. Ruta sepetyss between shades of gray is now the film ashes in the snow. Shades of gray by carolyn reeder, tim obrien, paperback. Twelveyearold will page is a grieving and angry boy when doctor martin takes him to his relatives in the piedmont region of virginia.
In the aftermath of the civil war, recently orphaned will must start a new life and overcome his prejudices. Shades of gray book by carolyn reeder, tim obrien official. Courage wears many facesthe civil war may be over, but for. The buttons were found on the battlefield near his home. 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. Shades of gray, by carolyn reeder, is an exciting historical fiction book about the reconstruction era. 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.