Armstrong, William H. 1914-1999.

Sounder / William H. Armstrong ; illustrations by James Barkley. - Rev. Harper Trophy ed. - New York : Harper Trophy, 2002, c1969. - 116 p. : ill. ; 19cm.

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.

Newbery Award, 1970.

ISBN: 0064400204 (pbk.) 9780064400206 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
African Americans--Fiction.
Dogs--Fiction.
Families--Fiction.
Poverty--Fiction.