{"product_id":"soldier-s-heart-paulsen","title":"Soldier's Heart by Gary Paulsen","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA boy's dream of war meets its reality\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGood Condition\u003c\/strong\u003e - Light cover scuffs, rubbed edges and small corner creases. A personal name is written on the opening page. Page text is clean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifteen-year-old Charley Goddard is eager to leave Minnesota and join the excitement of the American Civil War. He is too young to enlist, but the promise of adventure and the fear of missing something important draw him into the Union Army. What follows bears little resemblance to the glorious experience he imagined. Battle brings confusion, terror and loss, changing the way Charley understands both the war and himself. Drawing on the life of a real young soldier, Gary Paulsen tells a brief, unflinching story about the distance between patriotic expectation and the experience of combat. The novel gives particular attention to the wounds that cannot easily be seen, offering a moving portrait of youth confronted by violence and its lasting consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Value Junction ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67822603272404,"sku":"TVJ-034914","price":6.9,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/3059\/2980\/files\/TVJ-034914-1.jpg?v=1792370687","url":"https:\/\/thevaluejunction.co.nz\/products\/soldier-s-heart-paulsen","provider":"The Value Junction ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}