這本書中的小男孩的爸爸養了一隻獵犬Sounder，在爸爸為了讓他們可以飽餐一頓而偷了鎮上一家店的火腿後，在警察來抓走他的那天，Sounder 也因想保護爸爸而中槍了，在經過了幾個月之後，原本他們以為Sounder已經死了，沒想到最後牠竟然拖著三條腿，獨眼、獨耳地回家了。而被抓去的爸爸卻因不斷地被送到別的地方去服勞役而與他們失去了連絡，難道他們從此再也看不到爸爸了嗎？一直不肯放棄希望的小男孩，他的人生在這段時間裏又會有什麼重大的變化呢？適合12歲以上兒童閱讀。
在這本書中，小男孩的爸爸就跟Sounder 的爸爸一樣，儘管是拖著殘破的身體都要回到家，而Sounder 也在主人過世之後跟著主人離世，看到這段時令人感傷，不勝唏噓。
A landmark in children's literature, winner of the 1970 Newbery Medal, and the basis of an acclaimed film, Sounder traces the keen sorrow and the abiding faith of a poor African-American boy in the 19th century South. The boy's father is a sharecropper, struggling to feed his family in hard times. Night after night, he and his great coon dog, Sounder, return to the cabin empty-handed. Then, one morning, almost like a miracle, a sweet-smelling ham is cooking in the family's kitchen. At last the family will have a good meal. But that night, an angry sheriff and deputies come, and the boy's life will never be the same. |
