Sounder (1969) (edit title/settings)

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Liked It 1 of 1 members found this review helpful Rated 4 stars “Wow! Somehow I never read this book growing up. I am on a Newbery Medal kick and kept putting this on the To Read list. We used this as a real aloud the past week or two. The language in the book is excellent! This is good literature. I am not certain my students...” see full review » see other reviews »

Didn’t Like It 2 of 2 members found this review helpful Rated 2 stars “Title: Sounder (By William H. Armstrong) Did you read the entire book? Yes What worked for you? I liked that the boy in the story never gave up hope. He was always hopeful that Sounder would one day return home even after being shot and wounded and that his father would come...” see full review » see other reviews »

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  “It was good.”

  Negaard Kyle wrote this review 11 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 1 stars

  “boring”

  cps wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 3 stars

  “It's a short read, but something to relax to. Nothing is "direct" in this reading but it is calming. The story of a boy losing his dog after his father being imprisoned is not as tragic as it sounds but it is very easy to comprehend what the boy goes through. Not emotionally moving as it should be although it was interesting.”

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  • Rated 5 stars

  “great book you have to read it”

  Chase Vig wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “i loved it from the start”

  Devin Klingbeil wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 5 stars

  “Very sad but really good.”

  Jaden Francis wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “i loved the boom it was really great!”

  Alexeya Trowridge wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “I liked this book.”

  4-Judah wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “this boook was nice
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  Igmar H. wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 5 stars

  “Summary:
  Sounder is a mutt of a coon hound, with a bellowing yowl that can be heard two counties over. He befriends a poor sharecropper and becomes a source of income and comfort to the family. However, the book really isn't about Sounder. It's about a man's struggle to provide for his family and a boy's effort to live up to that example. It's about the effects of cruelty and injustice and the power of love and hope. It's a glimpse into the world of Jim Crow, a study of a once common culture, a bildungsroman. It's one of the best written books I've ever read.
  
  Classroom Uses:
  - Lesson on oral tradition
  - Lesson on racial prejudice
  - Example of coming-of-age story
  - Lesson on writing with sensory detail
  - Example of how to effectively show the flow of time in a story
  
  Pair with:
  Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
  The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
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  Danny wrote this review Wednesday, April 25, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No