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Sounder

Sounder

by William H. Armstrong

1970Children: Grades 4-6DogsPovertyJuvenile fictionAfrican Americans
3.4
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First lines

THE TALL MAN stood at the edge of the porch.

THE TALL MAN stood at the edge of the porch.

About this book

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.

Themes & subjects

Children: Grades 4-6DogsPovertyJuvenile fictionAfrican AmericansFamily life
First published 1970

About the author

William H. Armstrong

1914 – 1999

Newbery Award winning American author.

Author

William H. Armstrong

First published

1970

Pages

116

Read time

≈ 3h

Editions

45

Languages

English, und

Publisher

Harper & Row

ISBN

9780078253188

Where to buy

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