{"product_id":"9780060201432","title":"Sounder: A Newbery Award Winner","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eArmstrong, William H.; Barkley, James\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\/8\/1969\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis powerful Newbery-winning classic tells the story of the great coon dog Sounder and his family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn African American boy and his family rarely have enough to eat. Each night, the boy's father takes their dog, Sounder, out to look for food. The man grows more desperate by the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen food suddenly appears on the table one morning, it seems like a blessing. But the sheriff and his deputies are not far behind. The ever-loyal Sounder remains determined to help the family he loves as hard times bear down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis classic novel shows the courage, love, and faith that bind a family together despite the racism and inhumanity they face in the nineteenth-century deep South.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a story of profound loss and unwavering hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Boy and His Dog:\u003c\/b\u003e The boy loves his great coon dog, Sounder, whose loyalty to his family will be tested in the most heartbreaking way.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Powerful Work of Historical Fiction:\u003c\/b\u003e Set in the nineteenth-century deep South, this novel confronts the crushing realities of poverty and racism faced by a sharecropper family.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUnbreakable Family Bonds:\u003c\/b\u003e When a desperate father is taken away for stealing food, his son embarks on a years-long journey to find him, fueled by love and faith.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Power of Reading:\u003c\/b\u003e A young boy’s quest to find his father becomes a journey toward literacy and understanding in a world determined to keep him down.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46781596238079,"sku":"9780060201432","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780060201432_s600x595.jpg?v=1781972981","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780060201432","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}