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Sounder by William Howard Armstrong, James Barkley is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<center> <p>The Powerful Newbery Award-Winning Classic</p> </center> <p>A landmark in children's literature, winner of the 1970 Newbery Medal, and the basis of an acclaimed film, <b>Sounder</b> traces the keen sorrow and the abiding faith of a poor African-American boy in the 19th-century South. The boy's father isa sharecropper, struggling to feed his family in hard times. Night after night, he and his great coon dog, Sounder, return to the cabin empty-handed. Then, one morning, almost like a miracle, a sweet-smelling ham is cooking in the family's kitchen. At last the family will have a good meal. But that night, an angry sheriff and his deputies come, and the boy's life will never be the same.</p> <p>A landmark in children's literature, winner of the 1970 Newbery Medal and the basis of an acclaimed film, <b>Sounder</b> traces the keen sorrow and the abiding faith of a poor African-American boy in the 19th-century South.</p> <p>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. </p>

Who reads Sounder?

Author

William Howard Armstrong, James Barkley

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Published

1969

Language

EN

ISBN

9780064400206

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Education, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.96 / 5 (24,289 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14