Soldier's heart a novel of the Civil War /
Eager to enlist, fifteen-year-old Charley has a change of heart after experiencing both the physical horrors and mental anguish of Civil War combat. A powerful novel that re-creates the agony of the Civil War, based on the real-life experiences of a Union soldier who was only 15 when he went to war....
| Main Author: | Paulsen, Gary. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Delacorte Press,
[1998]
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| Physical Description: |
xv, 106 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm. |
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| Summary: |
Eager to enlist, fifteen-year-old Charley has a change of heart after experiencing both the physical horrors and mental anguish of Civil War combat. A powerful novel that re-creates the agony of the Civil War, based on the real-life experiences of a Union soldier who was only 15 when he went to war. 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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| Item Description: |
"Being the story of the enlistment and due service of the boy Charley Goddard in the First Minnesota Volunteers." Copies vary: Also issued as a Junior Library Guild book (Y Group) with that information on the cover spine and jacket. Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-106). Eager to enlist, fifteen-year-old Charley has a change of heart after experiencing both the physical horrors and mental anguish of Civil War combat. A powerful novel that re-creates the agony of the Civil War, based on the real-life experiences of a Union soldier who was only 15 when he went to war. 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. 1000 Lexile. 7-A. 12-A. 5.2. Accelerated Reader 5.2 3.0. Minnesota Book Award, 1999. |
| Physical Description: |
xv, 106 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm. |
| Audience: |
1000 7-A. 12-A. 5.2. |
| Awards: |
Minnesota Book Award, 1999. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-106). |
| ISBN: |
0385324987 9780385324984 9780440228387 0440228387 |