Shades of Gray (Reeder novel)

Shades of Gray
	Cover of 1999 Australian edition
Author	Carolyn Reeder
Language	English
Genre	Children's fiction, Historical Fiction
Set in	Shenandoah Valley, 1865
Publication date	1989
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Hardcover, Paperback)
Pages	165 pp (1991 edition, paperback)
Awards	Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, winner, 1989; 1990 Jefferson's Cup Award winner; ALA Notable Children's Book;
ISBN	0-380-71232-6 (1991 paperback)
LC Class	PZ7.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

1989 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction^[1]
ALA Notable Children's Book
1990 Jefferson Cup Award by the Virginia Library Association

References

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

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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.

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