In Depression-era Louisiana, an African-American boy sets out to find his father, who has been sent to a labor camp after stealing food for his starving family, and struggles to cope with the shooting death of the faithful family dog.
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.
During the Depression, an impoverished black Louisiana sharecropper is reduced to stealing food to feed his family, and is arrested. While he is in prison, his dutiful wife provides the family support and love.
Angry and humiliated when his sharecropper father is jailed for stealing food for his family, a young African-American boy grows in courage and understanding with the help of the devoted dog Sounder.
A guide to helping students learn to study more efficiently, discussing the basic requirements a student must bring to the endeavor, explaining the tools of the business of study, and looking at the habits of accomplished studiers.
Angry and humiliated when his sharecropper father is jailed for stealing food for his family, a young African-American boy grows in courage and understanding with the help of the devoted dog Sounder, and also by learning to read.
