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By William H Armstrong
Publisher HarperCollins
Sounder
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The Powerful Newbery AwardWinning Classic A landmark in childrens 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 AfricanAmerican boy in the 19thcentury South. The boys 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 emptyhanded. Then, one morning, almost like a miracle, a sweetsmelling ham is cooking in the familys kitchen. At last the family will have a good meal. But that night, an angry sheriff and his deputies come, and the boys life will never be the same. A landmark in childrens 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 AfricanAmerican boy in the 19thcentury South.

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22285 words22,285 words
116 pages116 pages
Lexile 900LLexile 900L
Grade 5 to 7Grade 5 to 7
Published 2002Published 2002

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Book ISBN:

0064400204

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