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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.

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Main Author:	Paulsen, Gary
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Delacorte Press, c1998.
Subjects:	Post-traumatic stress disorder > Young adult fiction. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Juvenile fiction.
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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.
Item Description:	"Being the story of the enlistment and due service of the boy Charley Goddard in the First Minnesota Volunteers."
Physical Description:	xv, 106 p. ; 20 cm.
ISBN:	0385324987
Author Notes:	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. (Bowker Author Biography)