Soldier's Heart: Being the Story of the Enlistment and Due Service of the Boy Charley Goddard in the First Minnesota Volunteers by Gary Paulsen

Soldier's Heart: Being the Story of the Enlistment and Due Service of the Boy Charley Goddard in the First Minnesota Volunteers

Gary Paulsen

128 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction historical young adult emotional sad fast-paced
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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. The "shooti...

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Moods

dark 83%
emotional 83%
sad 50%
informative 33%
reflective 33%
tense 33%
adventurous 16%
challenging 16%
inspiring 16%

Pace

fast 83%
medium 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 80% | Character: 20%

Strong character development?

Yes: 80% | No: 20%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 60% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 40% | No: 20% | N/A: 20% | Yes: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 60% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 20%

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