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A long walk to water, based on a true story, by Linda Sue Park

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A long walk to water, based on a true story, by Linda Sue Park

Language

eng

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fiction

Main title

A long walk to water

Medium

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Responsibility statement

by Linda Sue Park

Sub title

based on a true story

Summary

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 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..

Target audience

pre adolescent

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