Armstrong, William Howard, 1914-

Sounder / William H. Armstrong. - New York : Scholastic Book Services, c1969. - 116 p. [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.

A young Negro boy learns the pain of humiliation and anger when his father is given an unjust jail sentence for stealing a ham from a white man. Learning to read and to discover that things do not die but become part of other things brings the youngster new hope.

Newbery Medal, 1970.

ISBN: 0439217873 (pbk.) 0590402129 (pbk)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
African Americans--Fiction.
Poverty--iction.