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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
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Juvenile Fiction - Historical - Military & Wars
· Delacorte Books for Young Readers
· Hardcover · Ages 12 UP
· September 8, 1998 · $15.95 · 978-0-385-32498-4 (0-385-32498-7)

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ABOUT THIS BOOK

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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WINNER 2000 - Texas TAYSHAS High School Reading List
WINNER 1999 - ALA Best Books for Young Adults
WINNER 1999 - ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers
NOMINEE 2003 - Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award
NOMINEE 1999 - Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award
WINNER 2001 - Massachusetts Children's Book Master List
WINNER 1999 - Jefferson Cup Award

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

Paulsen is the author of more than 100 books, including the critically-acclaimed Nightjohn and Sarny.

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