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Carolyn Reeder (1937–2012)

Author of Shades of Gray

15 Works 2,671 Members 23 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the name: Carolyn and Jack Reeder

Image credit: http://www.reederbooks.com/gallery.html

Works by Carolyn Reeder

Shades of Gray (1989) 1,587 copies, 5 reviews

Moonshiner's Son (1993) 290 copies

Foster's War (1998) 278 copies, 2 reviews

Grandpa's Mountain (1991) 196 copies, 4 reviews

Across the Lines (1997) 123 copies, 9 reviews

Captain Kate (1999) 62 copies, 1 review

Shenandoah Secrets (1991) 39 copies

Shenandoah Heritage: The Story of the People Before the Park (1978) 32 copies, 1 review

Before the Creeks Ran Red (2003) 26 copies, 1 review

The Secret Project Notebook (2005) 13 copies

Shenandoah vestiges : what the mountain people left behind (1980) 12 copies

Joseph Schwartz's Story (2007) 4 copies

Timothy Donovan's Story (2007) 3 copies

Gregory Howard's Story (2008) 3 copies

From a True Soldier and Son (2008) 3 copies

Tagged

19th century (32) 5.3 (10) American Civil War (17) American history (50) chapter book (20) children (13) children's (19) children's fiction (10) children's literature (10) Civil War (125) conscientious objectors (8) Core E (10) family (14) fiction (94) friendship (6) grade 6 (7) historical (7) historical fiction (193) history (49) juvenile (7) juvenile fiction (10) novel (7) orphans (14) prohibition (13) Scott O'Dell Award (13) Shenandoah (8) SL4 (8) slavery (11) Sonlight (24) Sonlight 100 (10) Sonlight 4 (10) Sonlight Core 100 (9) to-read (12) TOG (7) USA (9) Virginia (45) war (24) WWII (20) YA (8) young adult (12)

Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Reeder, Carolyn
Legal name: Reeder, Carolyn Bruce Owens
Birthdate: 1937-11-16
Date of death: 2012-01-20
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., USA
Place of death: Washington, D.C., USA
Education: American University (BA|Music|1959)
American University (MA|Special Education|1970)
Occupations: teacher
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Discussions

Juvenile/YA Historical Fiction Book about Moonshine in Name that Book (October 2010)

Reviews

Shades of Gray by Carolyn Reeder

Twelve-year-old Will loses his entire family in the Civil War and moves in with an aunt and uncle he considers traitors.

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Sonlight Books (2)

Historical Fiction (1)

Awards

By Award By Work

Texas Bluebonnet Award

Shades of Gray (Nominee – 1992)

Young Hoosier Book Award

Across the Lines (Nominee – Intermediate – 2001)

Foster's War (Nominee – Middle Grade – 2001)

Grandpa's Mountain (Nominee – Intermediate – 1996)

Shades of Gray (Nominee – Middle Grade – 1993)

Utah Beehive Book Award

Shades of Gray (Nominee – Children's Fiction – 1991)

Sequoyah Book Award

Shades of Gray (Nominee – Young Adult – 1992)

Triple Crown Awards

Foster's War (Nominee – Lamplighter Award – 2001)

Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award

Foster's War (Nominee – 2004)

Shades of Gray (Nominee – 1993)

NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6

Across the Lines (365806)

Shades of Gray (365804)

Kentucky Bluegrass Award

Shades of Gray (Nominee – Grades 4-8 – 1993)

Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award

Shades of Gray (Nominee – Grades 6-8 – 1993)

Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award

Shades of Gray (Nominee – 1992)

Shades of Gray (Winner – 1990)

William Allen White Children's Book Award

Shades of Gray (Nominee – 17504)

Nutmeg Book Award

Shades of Gray (Nominee – Intermediate – 1993)

Vermont Golden Dome Book Award

Shades of Gray (Nominee)

Mark Twain Readers Award

Shades of Gray (Nominee)

Sunshine State Young Reader's Award

Grandpa's Mountain (Nominee – 1996)

Shades of Gray (Nominee – 1992)

Shades of Gray (Nominee – 1994)

NCTE Kaleidoscope: A Multicultural Booklist for Grades K-8

Across the Lines (3rd Edition – 20174)

Children's Favorites Awards

Moonshiner's Son (Selection – 24703)

Jane Addams Children's Book Award

Shades of Gray (Honor Book – 1990)

Shalom Readers Club Book List

Shades of Gray (Grade 6-8)

NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People

Foster's War (History, Life and Culture in the Americas – 1999)

Josette Frank Award

Shades of Gray (Winner – 1989)

Black-Eyed Susan Book Award

Captain Kate (Nominee – Grades 4-6 – 2001)

Shades of Gray (Nominee – Grades 6-9 – 1993)

Scott O'Dell Award

Shades of Gray (1990)

NCTE Books That Invite Talk, Wonder, and Play

Shades of Gray (1996)

Maud Hart Lovelace Award

Shades of Gray (Nominee – 1994)

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Statistics

Works: 15
Members: 2,671
Popularity: #9,611
Rating: ½ 3.6

Reviews: 23
ISBNs: 56

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