Sounder
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About this book
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.
Reader Profile
4.0/5 · 31753 readers · 116 pages · ≈ 2 h 09 m · Challenging
How long does it take to read Sounder?
About ≈ 2 h 09 m — 116 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Sounder?
116 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Sounder?
It sits on the Classics, Historical Fiction, Fiction shelves.
Has Sounder been made into a movie or TV show?
Yes — screen adaptations include Sounder (1972).
Is Sounder in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote Sounder?
William H. Armstrong.