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Sounder is a young adult novel by William H. Armstrong, published in 1969. It is the story of an African-American boy living with his sharecropper family. Although the family's difficulties increase when the father is imprisoned for stealing a ham from work, the boy still hungers for an education.
Dec 30, 2019 · A landmark in children's literature, winner of the 1970 Newbery Medal, and the basis of an acclaimed film, Sounder traces the keen sorrow and the abiding faith of a poor African-American boy in the 19th-century South.
- William H Armstrong
Sounder Full Book Summary. A Black sharecropper's family is poor and hungry. The father and his dog, Sounder, go hunting each night, but the hunting is poor. The family subsists on biscuits and gravy until one morning they wake up to the smell of boiling ham.
William H. Armstrong, James Barkley (Illustrations) 3.97. 30,486 ratings1,452 reviews. Set in the Deep South, this Newbery Medal-winning novel tells the story of the great coon dog, Sounder, and the poor sharecroppers who own him.
Sounder: A Newbery Award Winner. Hardcover – October 8, 1969. by William H Armstrong (Author), James Barkley (Illustrator) 4.6 1,175 ratings. Teachers' pick. See all formats and editions. This powerful Newbery-winning classic tells the story of the great coon dog Sounder and his family.
- William H Armstrong
Jul 12, 2011 · This powerful Newbery-winning classic tells the story of the great coon dog Sounder and his family. An African American boy and his family rarely have enough to eat. Each night, the boy's father takes their dog, Sounder, out to look for food. The man grows more desperate by the day.
- William H. Armstrong
Jul 12, 2011 · This powerful Newbery-winning classic tells the story of the great coon dog Sounder and his family. An African American boy and his family rarely have enough to eat....
Jun 9, 1995 · The Powerful Newbery Award-Winning Classic. A landmark in children's literature, winner of the 1970 Newbery Medal, and the basis of an acclaimed film, Sounder traces the keen sorrow...
A timeless classic, winner of the John Newberry Medal, and the basis of an acclaimed film, Sounder is a novel that tells of the courage and love that bind a black family together despite the...
Jun 9, 1995 · A landmark in children’s literature, winner of the 1970 Newbery Medal and the basis of an acclaimed film, Sounder traces the keen sorrow and the abiding faith of a poor African-American boy in the 19th-century South.
