About the Book

"Sounder is a remarkable story, compassionate, powerfully moving, showing the qualities of dignity and endurance at their highest, in both man and beast. A memorable dog story, it is also the chronicle of a man, a woman, and a boy, equally hard to forget. . . . Sounder will be read for a long time to come." —Wall Street Journal

A timeless classic, winner of the John Newberry Medal, and the basis of an acclaimed film, Sounder is a novel that tells of the courage and love that binds a Black family together despite the extreme prejudice and inhumanity it faces in the Deep South.

Critical Praise

"Adults and mature young readers alike will find in the boy's bittersweet memories a parable for our time." — Christian Science Monitor

"Sounder is a remarkable story, compassionate, powerfully moving, showing the qualities of dignity and endurance at their highest, in both man and beast. A memorable dog story, it is also the chronicle of a man, a woman, and a boy, equally hard to forget. . . . Sounder will be read for a long time to come." — Wall Street Journal

"The author writes in details that glow alive." — New York Book Review

"The writing is simple, timeless, and extraordinarily moving. An oustanding book." — Commonweal

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Product Details

• ISBN: 9780060935481
• ISBN 10: 0060935480
• Imprint: Harper Perennial
• On Sale: 05/15/2001
• Trimsize: 5.310 in (w) x 8.000 in (h) x 0.220 in (d)
• Pages: 96
• List Price: $9.99
• BISAC1 : FICTION / Animals
• BISAC2 : FICTION / Classics
• BISAC3 : FICTION / African American / General