Sounder / by William H. Armstrong ; illustrations by James Barkley

Author:: Armstrong, William H. (William Howard), 1914-1999
Published:: New York : Scholastic, 2003.
Copyright Date:: ©1969
Physical Description:: 116 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

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Summary:

Angry and humiliated when his sharecropper father is jailed for stealing food for his family, a young black boy grows in courage and understanding by learning to read and through his relationship with his devoted dog Sounder.

Subject(s):

African Americans—Juvenile fiction
Dogs—Juvenile fiction
Families—Juvenile fiction
Poverty—Juvenile fiction
Newbery Medal

ISBN:

0439585759 (pbk.)
9780439585750 (pbk.)

Awards:

Newbery Medal, 1970.

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