The Slopes of War
Paperback – Illustrated, June 16, 2008
HarperCollins · Paperback · June 16, 2008
Buck Summerhill is a young soldier from West Virginia.
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- Who it’s for
- A young soldier’s family ties sharpen the dangers and brutalities of Gettysburg.
- Genres
- Civil War Era YA, War & Military YA, War & Military
- Published
- HarperCollins, June 16, 2008
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Buck Summerhill is a young soldier from West Virginia. He faces the horrors of the battle of Gettysburg knowing that his two cousins, Custis and Mason, may be fighting against him in the Army of Northern Virginia. The Slopes of War is a fast-paced, panoramic story of a family divided in loyalty but equally affected by the dangers and sometimes senseless brutality of battle.
Family at War
A young soldier’s family ties sharpen the dangers and brutalities of Gettysburg.
Come here for
- Gettysburg seen through a family split by opposing loyalties
- A brisk, immersive Civil War battle story
Expect
- Panoramic, fast-paced storytelling
- War’s toll on kin on both sides
Where it sits
| Civil War Era YA | 98% |
|---|---|
| War & Military YA | 60% |
| War & Military | 41% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Stories About Boys & Men
- YA Family Stories
- YA Blended Family Stories
- YA Stories About Girls & Women
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- War & Military YA
- 19th-Century US YA
- Civil War Era YA
- 20th-Century US YA
- Authors
- Norah Perez, N.A. Perez
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- June 16, 2008
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- YA Stories About Boys & Men