false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170391520m/52560.jpg 52560 6 In spare, almost biblical prose, Gary Paulsen writes of the horrors of combat in a Civil War novella that puts a powerful, more contemporary spin on Stephen Crane's classic <I>The Red Badge of Courage</I>. Based on the life of a real boy, it tells the story of Charley Goddard, who lies his way into the Union Army at the age of 15. Charley has never been anyplace beyond Winona, Minnesota, and thinks war would be a great adventure. And it is--at first--as his regiment marches off through cheering crowds and pretty, flag-waving girls. But then comes the battle. Charley screams, "Make it stop now!" disbelieving that anything so horrible could be real. Paulsen is unsparing in the details of what actually happens on the battlefield: the living men suddenly blown into pieces, the agony and fear, the noise and terror, the stinking corpses. After many battles, Charley is wounded and sent home an old man before he is 20, his will to live destroyed by combat fatigue--leaving him with a "soldier's heart." Paulsen has received the Margaret A. Edwards Award, the ALAN Award, and several Newbery Honor awards for previous work, but this superb, small masterpiece transcends any of his earlier titles in its remarkable, memorable intensity and power. (Ages 12 to 15) <I>--Patty Campbell</I> 655543 1998 Soldier's Heart : Being the Story of the Enlistment and Due Service of the Boy Charley Goddard in the First Minnesota Volunteers total:373|5:89|4:98|3:125|2:39|1:22| 373 1312 461 77 5 1 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Mar 15 19:17:12 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 11:29:48 -0700 2009 When I first read this over two years ago, prior to teaching it to 7th graders, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I heard Gary Paulsen was a good young adult author but up until this point, I had never read any of his work. I remember hearing about it from coworkers who said it was goo...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 01 13:32:19 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 13:40:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 12:34:41 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 13:08:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 13:30:06 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 13:30:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Feb 28 13:57:51 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 28 11:44:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Nov 06 10:10:19 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 11:02:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 06 16:29:52 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 16:33:16 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sun Nov 02 17:05:45 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 02 17:06:26 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Fri Jan 04 21:44:33 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 04 21:45:57 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 08 09:45:20 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 08 09:45:20 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Feb 11 20:41:40 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 20:46:54 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon May 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 03:16:41 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 03:22:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Nov 16 10:56:11 -0800 2007 Sun Jan 13 11:08:40 -0800 2008
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