Soldier's Heart: Being the Story of the Enlistment and Due Service of the Boy Ch

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."<br><br><b>Author:</b> Gary Paulsen<br><b>Publisher:</b> Laurel Leaf Library<br><b>Published:</b> 09/12/2000<br><b>Pages:</b> 128<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.15lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 6.70h x 4.10w x 0.50d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780440228387<br><b>Age Range:</b> 12-UP<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 5.7<br><b>Point Value:</b> 2<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Middle Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>20135 / Soldier's Heart<br><br><b>Award:</b> Sunshine State Young Reader's Award - Nominee<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Publishers Weekly</i> 10/09/2000 pg. 90<br><i>Booklist</i> 01/01/2001 pg. 978<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Gary Paulsen is the author of more than 100 books.</p>