Sounder CD (Audio book)

The Powerful Newbery Award-winning classic
A landmark in children's literature, winner of the 1970 Newbery Medal, and the basis of an acclaimed film, Sounder traces the keen sorrow and the abiding faith of a poor African-American boy in the 19th-century South. The boy's life is changed forever when his father is caught stealing a ham to feed his starving family. His dog, Sounder, is wounded in the incident and waits faithfully for his master to come home. Read by Avery Brooks, this timeless and compelling parable will move listeners of all ages.

About the author

William H. Armstrong grew up in Lexington, Virginia. He graduated from Hampden-Sydney College and did graduate work at the University of Virginia. He taught ancient history and study techniques at the Kent School for fifty-two years. Author of more than a dozen books for adults and children, he won the John Newbery Medal for Sounder in 1970 and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Hampden-Sydney College in 1986.

Summary

The Newbery Medal–winning classic novel about the courage and faith—and the love of a dog—that give a family strength in the face of inhumanity.
The boy knows that times are tough for his family. Every night, his father goes out hunting with their great coon dog, Sounder, to try to put food on the table. But even with the little they bring back, there is still never enough for the family to eat.
When the boy awakens one morning to a sweet-smelling ham on the table, it seems like a blessing. But soon, the sheriff and his deputies come to the house and take the boy’s father away in handcuffs. Suddenly the boy must grow up fast in a world that isn’t fair, keeping hope alive through the love he has for his father’s faithful dog, Sounder. 
Readers who enjoy timeless dog stories such as Old Yeller and Where the Red Fern Grows will find much to love in Sounder, even as they read through tears at times.

Product details

• Authors: William H Armstrong, William H. Armstrong, William Howard Armstrong
• Assisted by: Avery Brooks (Reader / Narrator)
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 12
• Product format: CD-Audio (Playing time: 142 Minutes)
• Released: 03.01.2006
• EAN: 9780060852702
• ISBN: 978-0-06-085270-2
• No. of pages: 2
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 125 mm x 6 mm
• Weight: 95 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION: Classics, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Dogs, JUVENILE FICTION: Historical / United States / 20th Century, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Homelessness & Poverty, JUVENILE FICTION: Historical / United States / 19th Century, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Pets, JUVENILE FICTION: Books & Libraries, JUVENILE FICTION: Diversity & Multicultural, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Poverty & Homelessness