Bibliograph

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

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

Language

eng

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maps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

A long walk to water

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

759836331

Responsibility statement

a novel by Linda Sue Park

Sub title

based on a true story

Summary

When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who, after emigrating to America in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in Sudan

Target audience

pre adolescent

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