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.
Subjects
Children: Grades 4-6DogsPovertyJuvenile fictionAfrican AmericansFamily lifeFictionDogs in fictionFamily life in fictionAfrican Americans in fictionPoverty in fictionNewbery MedalFamilyNoirs américainsFamiliesPauvretéRomans, nouvellesAfro-AmericansChildren's storiesChildren's fictionDogs, fictionPoverty, fictionAfrican americans, fictionGeorgia, fiction