Sounder

This book was a little sad because the dog is hsot and loses an ear and eye and a leg.  It tells about the hard life of a boy who could not read.  His Dad went to jail because he stole some meat so his family could eat.  The Dad was put on a chain gang and after he was released from jail he came home but then a few days later he died.  The boy was the oldest in his family and had to take care of his younger siblings.