Sounder

A young Negro boy learns the pain of humiliation and anger when his father is given an unjust jail sentence for stealing... (more)

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. (less)

Angry and humiliated when his sharecropper father is jailed for stealing food for his family, a young black boy grows in... (more)

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 through his relationship with his devoted dog Sounder. (less)

Set in rural Louisiana during the Depression, this heartfelt story tells of a sharecropper family struggling to overcome... (more)

Set in rural Louisiana during the Depression, this heartfelt story tells of a sharecropper family struggling to overcome adversity. After stealing to feed his family, Nathan is sent to a prison camp. In their fight for survival, his determined wife and their eldest son hold the family together. Once the boy becomes an adult, he searches for his father but instead discovers manhood. (less)

Set in rural Louisiana during the Depression, this heartfelt story tells of a sharecropper family struggling to overcome... (more)

Set in rural Louisiana during the Depression, this heartfelt story tells of a sharecropper family struggling to overcome adversity. After stealing to feed his family, Nathan is sent to a prison camp. In their fight for survival, his determined wife and their eldest son hold the family together. Once the boy becomes an adult, he searches for his father but instead discovers manhood. (less)