Long Walk to Water, A: Based on a True Story

by Linda Sue Park

Braille, 2011

Status

Available

Call number

3914 NFS

Library's review

In 1985 southern Sudan is ravaged by war. Rebels and government forces battle for control, with ordinary people…people like the boy, Salva Dut…caught in the middle. When Salva's village is attacked, he must embark on a harrowing journey that will propel him through horror and heartbreak, across
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a harsh desert, and into a strange new life. Years later, in contemporary South Sudan, a girl named Nya must walk eight hours a day to fetch water. The walk is grueling, but there is unexpected hope. How these two stories intersect is told in this dual narrative.
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Language

Original publication date

2010-11-15

Publication

HMH Books for Young Readers (2011), Edition: Reprint, 128 pages

Pages

117

ISBN

0547577311 / 9780547577319

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