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Reader reviewed by PeaceChik

This book is really sad, I mean reeally sad. Not in a cry kind of sad but a sad that makes you thankful that you have a good life.

So there's this boy(that's all they ever call him in the book BOY), and he and his family are sharecroppers and they are really poor.
His dad steals a ham from the owner and these white men come in and arrest him. The family dog who's name is Sounder tries to catch his owner by following the wagon he's in but the men shoot him and Sounder is left for dead.
Then the boy goes on a search for his father who had been sentenced to work on the "chain-gang".
He eventually finds this man who teaches him about stuff and eventually goes back home.
I would tell you the rest but then I'd give away the whole story.
It's a Sad ending and a sweet ending, although it may be more on the bitter side.
But it's a great book if you like reading about African American historical Fiction.
PEAce!