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Soldier's Heart

Being the Story of the Enlistment and Due Service of the Boy Charley Goddard in the First Minnesota Volunteers

Being the Story of the Enlistment and Due Service of the Boy Charley Goddard in the First Minnesota Volunteers

Being the Story of the Enlistment and Due Service of the Boy Charley Goddard in the First Minnesota Volunteers

By Gary Paulsen

By Gary Paulsen

By Gary Paulsen

By Gary Paulsen

By Gary Paulsen
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By Gary Paulsen
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Sep 12, 2000 | ISBN 9780440228387 | Young Adult

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Aug 31, 2011 | ISBN 9780307804242 | Young Adult

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Jul 05, 2000 | 99 Minutes | Young Adult

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    About Soldier’s Heart

    In June 1861, when the Civil War began, Charley Goddard enlisted in the First Minnesota Volunteers. He was 15. He didn’t know what a "shooting war" meant or what he was fighting for. But he didn’t want to miss out on a great adventure.

    The "shooting war" turned out to be the horror of combat and the wild luck of survival; how it feels to cross a field toward the enemy, waiting for fire. When he entered the service he was a boy. When he came back he was different; he was only 19, but he was a man with "soldier’s heart," later known as "battle fatigue."

    About Soldier’s Heart

    Gary Paulsen introduces readers to Charley Goddard in his latest novel, Soldier’s Heart.  Charley goes to war a boy, and returns a changed man, crippled by what he has seen.  In this captivating tale Paulsen vividly shows readers the turmoil of war through one boy’s eyes and one boy’s heart, and gives a voice to all the anonymous young men who fought in the Civil War.

    About Soldier’s Heart

    Gary Paulsen introduces readers to Charley Goddard in his latest novel, Soldier’s Heart.  Charley goes to war a boy, and returns a changed man, crippled by what he has seen.  In this captivating tale Paulsen vividly shows readers the turmoil of war through one boy’s eyes and one boy’s heart, and gives a voice to all the anonymous young men who fought in the Civil War.

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    About Gary Paulsen

    Gary Paulsen is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor books: The Winter Room, Hatchet, and Dogsong. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award given by the American Library Association for his lifetime achievement in young adult… More about Gary Paulsen

    About Gary Paulsen

    Gary Paulsen is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor books: The Winter Room, Hatchet, and Dogsong. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award given by the American Library Association for his lifetime achievement in young adult… More about Gary Paulsen

    About Gary Paulsen

    Gary Paulsen is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor books: The Winter Room, Hatchet, and Dogsong. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award given by the American Library Association for his lifetime achievement in young adult… More about Gary Paulsen

    Product Details

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Historical Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Mass Market Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Laurel Leaf
    Sep 12, 2000 | 128 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780440228387

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Historical Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Ebook | $5.99
    Published by Laurel Leaf
    Aug 31, 2011 | 128 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9780307804242

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Historical Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $8.95
    Published by Listening Library
    Jul 05, 2000 | 99 Minutes | Young Adult | ISBN 9780553751932

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    Praise

    "A stark, utterly persuasive novel of combat life in the Civil War that may well challenge generations of middle-school readers."–The New York Times

    "Paulsen’s storytelling is so psychologically true that readers will feel they have lived through Charley’s experience."–Publishers Weekly, Starred

    "The nightmare of the Civil War comes to the pages in this novel from Paulsen . . . based on the real-life experiences of a young enlistee."–Kirkus Reviews, Pointer

    "The novel’s spare, simple language and vivid visual images of brutality and death on the battlefield make it accessible and memorable to young people."–Booklist, Starred

    Awards

    ALA Best Books for Young Adults WINNER 2000

    ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers WINNER 2000

    Massachusetts Children’s Book Master List WINNER 2001

    Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book of the Year WINNER 2000

    Texas TAYSHAS High School Reading List WINNER 2000

    Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award NOMINEE 2003

    Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award NOMINEE 1999

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    Born:     May 17 in Minneapolis, Minnesota


    Previous jobs: Farm hand, ranch hand, truck driver, sailor, dogsled racer, teacher, field engineer, editor, soldier, actor, director, trapper, professional archer, migrant farm worker, singer


    Hobbies: Sailing, collecting and riding Harley Davidsons; twice ran the Iditarod, the challenging 1,000 mile dogsled race across Alaska


    Inspiration for writing: After a librarian gave him a book to read–along with his own library card–Gary was hooked. He began spending hours alone in the basement of his apartment building, reading one book after another.

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