The last book I read was Soldier's Heart by Gary Paulsen. It was on of my summer reading books.  The book was about a fourteen year old boy named Charley, who fought in the civil war for seven years. He met many soldiers that died in battle, he died at the age of twenty one at the battle of Gettysburg in PA.  That was one of my favorite books by Gary Paulsen because I thought it was very exciting and realistic.