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Title: Sounder by William Howard Armstrong, James Barkley ISBN: 0-06-440020-4 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 01 June, 1969 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.02 (162 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Sounder
Comment: This childrens book by William Howard Armstrong digs into the life of a young black boy, his father and their dog, Sounder. It is set in the old south and details the struggles of an African American family of this time. The usual struggles for this family are getting food and staying warm until one terriable night that changes the family forever. The father is taken to jail and Sounder is wounded in the struggle. From that night on the boys life is faced with even more struggles to survive, as he is hoisted to the head of the house. He worries about his fathers well being, which sends him onn many adventures looking for him. Through all of the bad the boy does manage to find the good in all occasions.
This would be a great read for fourth to eighth grade students. It is a truthful and detailed insight into the history of the African-American race.
Rating: 5
Summary: Sounder's Voice Is Heard
Comment: This book tells the story of a sharecropper's family and their dog, Sounder. The story happens in the 19th century American South.
More importantly, I feel this story tells about courage and determination during hard times.
The focus is on Sounder because he is a hunting dog and a major contributor to the families' food supply. however, I think Sounder is the only character named in this story for deeper reasons.
When the father is taken to jail on some trumped-up charge, Sounder is seriously wounded trying to protect him. Despite his crippling injury, Sounder returns home. Sounder's recovery and persistance is a symbol of what the family members want to do. When the father returns, also crippled, the old dog, previously silent, lets out one last resounding, triumphant bark.
This is a compassionate and compelling book, one I couldn't put down. Even though it was sad, it was full of love.
Rating: 2
Summary: Like a roller coaster - some parts are good - some parts suc
Comment: I had to read Sounder for a novel class. Judging by the cover I knew it will be a boring story and I was right. Some chapters didnt even make sense and it was confusing cuz the characters didnt have names except the dog Sounder. It was pretty boring. Only the end was good.
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Title: Old Yeller by Fred Gipson ISBN: 0064403823 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 30 October, 1990 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls ISBN: 0553274295 Publisher: Random House Children's Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 1984 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson ISBN: 0064401847 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 17 June, 1987 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell ISBN: 0440439884 Publisher: Random House Children's Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1987 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor ISBN: 014034893X Publisher: Puffin Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1991 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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