Shades of Gray
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4.1 • 156 Ratings
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
In the aftermath of the Civil War, recently orphaned Will must start a new life and overcome his prejudices.
Courage wears many faces…
The Civil War may be over, but for twelve-year-old Will Page, the pain and bitterness haven’t ended. How could they have, when the Yankees were responsible for the deaths of everyone in his entire immediate family?
And now Will has to leave his comfortable home in the Shenandoah Valley and live with relatives he has never met, people struggling to eke out a living on their farm in the war-torn Virginia Piedmont. But the worst of it is that Will’s uncle Jed had refused to fight for the Confederacy.
At first, Will regards his uncle as a traitor—or at least a coward. But as they work side by side, Will begins to respect the man. And when he sees his uncle stand up for what he believes in, Will realizes that he must rethink his definition of honor and courage.
Customer Reviews
Amazing!
I had to read this book for school. I thought I would hate it because I got assigned to it, but I was wrong! It is a truly amazing book and I highly recommend it to all readers. Beautifully written and makes you want to read it all in one sitting!
Great book!
Definitely recommend reading!
An amazing book!!
What a wonderful book and I love how it shows that this boy dislikes his uncle when he first moved in with them and how he loves his uncle at the end of the book and how one of wills friends from back home said he could come live with him and his sister and will chose to stay with his aunt and uncle and cousin instead of going back home and overall it was a really great story about his adventures after his Pa and his brother got killed in the war And his Ma and sister’s dead from illness