Sounder
Sounder by William H. Armstrong, published by Puffin on July 2, 2015, is a poignant tale set in the 19th-century American South. This edition, comprising 144 pages, follows a poor African-American sharecropping family and their loyal dog, Sounder. The story centers on the eldest boy’s determination to learn to read and support his mother after his father is arrested for stealing a ham. The narrative explores themes of family, loyalty, and resilience as the boy navigates the challenges of loss and hope.
Readers will find a rich depiction of life during this historical period, as the boy grapples with the absence of both his father and Sounder, who is injured while chasing after the Sheriff’s deputies. The story unfolds with the boy’s unwavering search for his father, culminating in a reunion years later, marked by both hardship and perseverance. Sounder touches on elements of action and adventure, as well as the bond between humans and animals, making it a significant work within juvenile fiction.
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SOUNDER by William H. Armstrong is set in the 19th-century American South. It is the story a poor African-American sharecropping family, their faithful dog, Sounder, and the eldest boy’s efforts to learn how to read and help his mother to support the family after his father is arrested for stealing a ham. When Sounder chases after the Sheriff’s deputies he is shot and he crawls away, seemingly to die. For weeks the boy thinks that he has lost both his father and his dog, but then Sounder comes back, lame and missing an ear. The boy continues to search for his father, until a few years later the father returns home, disabled from a quarry accident. Reunited at last, the father and Sounder go on one final hunting trip together…
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