Soldier's Heart

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

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Author:

Paulsen, Gary

ISBN:

978-0-385-32498-4

Publication Date:

Sep 1998

Publisher:

Random House Children's Books

Imprint:

Delacorte Books for Young Readers

Book Format:

Hardback

List Price:

USD $15.95

Book Description:

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.

Book Details

Pages:	128
Detailed Subjects:	Juvenile Fiction / General Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General Juvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	5.28 x 7.66 x 0.64 Inches
Book Weight:	0.45 Pounds

Author Biography

Paulsen, Gary (Author)

Gary Paulsen was born on May 17, 1939 in Minnesota. He was working as a satellite technician for an aerospace firm in California when he realized he wanted to be a writer. He left his job and spent the next year in Hollywood as a magazine proofreader. His first book, Special War, was published in 1966. He has written more than 175 books for young adults including Brian's Winter, Winterkill, Harris and Me, Woodsong, Winterdance, The Transall Saga, Soldier's Heart, This Side of Wild, and Guts: The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books. Hatchet, Dogsong, and The Winter Room are Newbery Honor Books. He was the recipient of the 1997 Margaret A. Edwards Award for his lifetime achievement in writing for young adults.

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