Soldier's Heart - by Gary Paulsen (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>At the start of the Civil War in 1861, 15-year-old Charlie leaves his farm and enlists in the First Minnesota Volunteers. After experiencing the horrors of war, Charlie comes back a man changed forever. This "stark, utterly persuasive novel of combat life" ("New York Times"), by a three-time Newbery Honor winner, explores the condition of battle fatigue.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>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. <p/>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."<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>In June 1861, when the Civil War began, Charley Goddard left his farm and enlisted in the First Minnesota Volunteers. He was fifteen. He didn't rightly know what a "shooting war" meant, or what he was fighting for. All he knew was that he didn't want to miss out on a great adventure.<P>The shooting war meant the horror of combat and the wild luck of survival. It meant knowing how it feels to cross a field toward the enemy, waiting for fire. Waiting for death. And Charley learned: This is how it's done.<P>When he entered the service he was a boy. When he came back he was different. He was only nineteen, but he was a man said to have "soldier's heart".<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A stark, utterly persuasive novel of combat life in the Civil War that may well challenge generations of middle-school readers."--<i>The New York Times</i> <p/>"Paulsen's storytelling is so psychologically true that readers will feel they have lived through Charley's experience."--<i>Publishers Weekly</i>, Starred <p/>"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."--<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>, Pointer <p/>"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."--<i>Booklist</i>, Starred<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Gary Paulsen is the author of more than 100 books.
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