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  • Being the Story of the Enlistment and Due Service of the Boy Charley Goddard in the First Minnesota Volunteers
  • Written by: Gary Paulsen
  • Narrated by: George Wendt
  • Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
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Soldier's Heart

Written by: Gary Paulsen
Narrated by: George Wendt
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Publisher's Summary

Gary Paulsen introduces listeners to Charley Goddard in his latest novel, Soldier's Heart.

Charley goes to war a boy, and returns a changed man, crippled by what he has seen. In this captivating tale Paulsen vividly shows listeners 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.

©2011 Gary Paulsen; 2012 Listening Library

What the critics say

"A stark, utterly persuasive novel of combat life in the Civil War that may well challenge generations of middle-school readers." (The New York Times)
"Paulsen's storytelling is so psychologically true that readers will feel they have lived through Charley's experience." ( Publishers Weekly)
"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." ( Kirkus Reviews)

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