| The Powerful Newbery Award-Winning ClassicA 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 father is a sharecropper, struggling to feed his family in hard times. Night after night, he and his great coon dog, Sounder, return to the cabin empty-handed. Then, one morning, almost like a miracle, a sweet-smelling ham is cooking in the family s kitchen. At last the family will have a good meal. But that night, an angry sheriff and his deputies come, and the boy s life will never be the same.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. Winner, 1970 Newbery MedalNotable Children s Books of 1940–1970 (ALA)1970 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book)"Best of the Best" Children s Books 1966–1978 (SLJ)Outstanding Children s Books of 1969 (NYT)Best for Young Readers (NYTBR)1970 Lewis Carroll Shelf AwardChildren s Books of 1969 (Library of Congress)Children s Books of the Year (CSA)Some Select Children s Books of 1969 (Publishers Weekly)Notable Books for the Portrayal of the Black in Children s Literature (Top of the News)Mark Twain Award (Missouri)1973 Nene Award (Hawaii)1975 Sue Hefley Children s Book Award (Louisiana) |
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