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Sounder: A Newbery Award Winner

William H. Armstrong

A timeless classic and winner of The John Newbery Medal, Sounder is a novel of courage and love that bind a black family together despite the extreme prejudice and inhumanity the family faces in the Deep South."The writing is simple, timeless and extraordinarily moving. An outstanding book." "--Commonweal"

Book Details

  • Publisher: HarperCollins
  • Publish Date: Jun 9th, 1995
  • Pages: 128
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 7.40in - 5.00in - 0.30in - 0.20lb
  • EAN: 9780064400206
  • Recommended age: 08-12
  • Categories: ClassicsAnimals - DogsAfrican American & Black

About the Author

Armstrong, William H.: -

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.

Praise for this book

"A rarely beautiful, understated novel about a black share-cropper and his family in the 19th-century American South. An extraordinarily sensitive book." -- "School Library Journal""The power of the writing lies in its combination of subtlety and strength." -- "H.""The writing is simple, timeless and extraordinarily moving. An outstanding book."-- "Commonweal