Sounder

Sounder

by William H. Armstrong

Age Range
8-12 years
Reading Level
Proficient Reader
Category
Middle Grade
Pages
116
Published
1969

About This Book

When a poor Black sharecropper is arrested for stealing food to feed his family, his boy is left to wait and search and hope — sustained by the loyalty of his great coon dog, Sounder. William H. Armstrong's Newbery Medal novel is sparse and elemental, a story of poverty, injustice, and the fierce love of a child waiting for his father to come home.

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