united states

I think the book, Sounder, by Willam H. Armstrong, was an extremely good and exciting story. Sounder is about a poor family who can't afford to support themselves with enough food and supplies to live. So the father tries to steal a pig, but gets caught and sent to jail. His coon dog Sounder, tries to rescue him, but gets shot. However, after he got shot his body can't be found anywhere. The boy, who was nameless, looks everywhere for the corpse, but is unable to find it. The author is very discriptive about emotions and places in the story. At times, I felt as though I was part of the story. The book explains how life was for a black family during the late 1800's. The only thing I did not like in the story was that Sounder was the only character with a name. It seems like the author was too lazy to come up with names for the human characters. However, overall I liked the book very much, and would recommend it to anyone that enjoys a good story with a happy ending.

This childrens book by William Howard Armstrong digs into the life of a young black boy, his father and their dog, Sounder. It is set in the old south and details the struggles of an African American family of this time. The usual struggles for this family are getting food and staying warm until one terriable night that changes the family forever. The father is taken to jail and Sounder is wounded in the struggle. From that night on the boys life is faced with even more struggles to survive, as he is hoisted to the head of the house. He worries about his fathers well being, which sends him onn many adventures looking for him. Through all of the bad the boy does manage to find the good in all occasions.
This would be a great read for fourth to eighth grade students. It is a truthful and detailed insight into the history of the African-American race.

I think Sounder is a fairly boring book, and i should know i'm a book worm. i read about half the book then i started skimming, becaus it was so boring. i mean almost no one but the dog had a name. i believe you have to have a name not just a description to make an interesting person. also i belive that it is based on a true story, and i find most of those to be boring. i recommend this for adults, but not for kids. they'd probally get tired of it in the first two chapters.