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A Long Walk to Water
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A Long Walk to Water

Two young people, two stories. One country.

Southern Sudan, 2008: Nya is going to the pond to fetch water for her family – there and back, twice a day. She walks for eight hours every day to perform this seemingly simple task.

Southern Sudan, 1985: Salva is walking away from his ruined village to find safety – if there is any safety in his war-torn homeland. His journey across Africa to Ethiopia and then to Kenya and beyond will take many years. Salva is a survivor, and his story goes on to intersect with Nya’s in an astonishing and moving way.

This mesmerizing dual narrative by award-winning author Linda Sue Park is a fictionalised account of true events and shows us that in a troubled country, determined survivors may find the future they are hoping for.

CategoriesAfrica
Type Of BookMiddle Novel
FormatPaperback
Age10+
ISBN9780702238703
Published14/12/2010
Price Per CopyRRP $16.95
1–9 copies$15.25
10–19 copies$14.40
20+ copies$13.56
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Linda Sue Park

Linda Sue Park is the author of the Newbery Medal book A Single Shard, many other novels, several picture books, and most recently a book of poetry: Tap Dancing on the Roof: Sijo (Poems). She lives in Rochester, New York, with her family, and is now a devoted fan of the New York Mets. For more infromation visit www.lspark.com.

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