Sounder
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More Details

Published:
New York : HarperCollins, 2001.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780064400206, 9780060201432, 9780064400206, 0060935480 (pbk.), 0060201436
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 5.3, 3 Points

Notes

General Note
"Newbery Medal award"
Description
A young African-American boy learns the pain of humiliation and anger when his father is given an unjust jail sentence for stealing a ham from a white man. Learning to read and to discover that things do not die but become part of other things brings the youngster new hope.
Description
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 with the help of the devoted dog Sounder.
Description
A young Negro boy learns the pain of humiliation and anger when his father is given an unjust jail sentence for stealing a ham from a white man. Learning to read and to discover that things do not die but become part of other things brings the youngster new hope.
Target Audience
900L,Lexile

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Citations

APA Citation (style guide)

Armstrong, W. H. 1., & Barkley, J. (2001). Sounder. HarperCollins.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Armstrong, William H. 1914-1999 and James Barkley. 2001. Sounder. HarperCollins.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Armstrong, William H. 1914-1999 and James Barkley, Sounder. HarperCollins, 2001.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Armstrong, William H. 1914-1999 and James Barkley. Sounder. HarperCollins, 2001.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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