Young Adult Fiction General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes)
The Slopes of War
A Novel of Gettysburg
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Initial publish date
- Jun 2008
- Category
- General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Recommended Age
- 12 to 18
- Recommended Grade
- 7
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780547016146
- Publish Date
- Jun 2008
- List Price
- $11.99
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Description
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.
About the author
N. A. Perez was born in Haileybury, Ontario, Canada. The idea for The Slopes of War took shape after a family visit to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Touched by the terrible and significant battle that had been fought there, the author felt that although much had been written about the event itself, little had ever captured what was going on in the hearts and minds of the residents when the war rumbled to their doorsteps in July 1863.