Book
Sounder
- Published
- 1970
- Genre
- Fiction
- Publisher
- HarperChildrensAudio
- Pages
- 128
- Words
- 22693
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/598117.Sounder?ac=1&from_search=true
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 5.3
- AR interest level
- MG — middle grades, 4–8
- Lexile
- 900L
- Guided reading level
- T
- Suggested reading age
- ages 10–12
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 relation with his devoted dog, Sounder.
Collections
Newbery Award
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9781559946711
- ISBN-10
- 1559946717
Tags
Animals-DogsAward Winners-Newbery MedalPeople-African AmericanPeople-FamilySocial Issues-Poverty