TY - BOOK AU - Armstrong,William H. AU - Barkley,James TI - Sounder SN - 0064400204 (pbk.) U1 - 813 PY - 1969/// CY - New York PB - HarperCollins KW - African Americans KW - Dogs KW - Families KW - Poverty N1 - "Newbery Medal winner"--Cover; "First Harper Trophy Book printing, 1972"--T.p. verso N2 - 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 with the help of the devoted dog Sounder ER -