Sounder Paperback - 2019
by Armstrong, William H; Barkley, James [Illustrator]
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
"Beautiful writing, moving storytelling: the death of a devoted dog and his black master in the rural 19th-century South leaves the man's son a hard but hopeful legacy of stoicism, resilience, and self-independence."--"School Library Journal." A 1970 Newbery Medalist and an ALA Notable Children's Book.
Description
Details
- Title Sounder
- Author Armstrong, William H; Barkley, James [Illustrator]
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Revised
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 128
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperCollins, New York
- Date 2019-12-30
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- Bookseller's Inventory # 117010
- ISBN 9780064400206 / 0064400204
- Weight 0.2 lbs (0.09 kg)
- Dimensions 7.4 x 5 x 0.3 in (18.80 x 12.70 x 0.76 cm)
- Ages 08 to 12 years
- Grade levels 3 - 7
- Reading level 890
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Topical: Death/Dying
- Topical: Family
- Library of Congress subjects Poverty, Dogs
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 70085030
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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From the publisher
First line
From the rear cover
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 and the abiding faith of a poor African-American boy in the 19th-century South. The boy's father is a 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.
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.
Media reviews
Citations
- Essence, 03/01/2007, Page 76
