A Long Walk To Water

Author: Linda Sue Park

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  • : $16.95 AUD
  • : 9780702238703
  • : University of Queensland Press
  • : University of Queensland Press
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  • : January 2011
  • : 200mm X 133mm X 11mm
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  • : 16.95
  • : February 2011
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  • : en
  • : 813.6
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Barcode 9780702238703
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Description

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. The walk is grueling, but there is unexpected hope.


How these two stories intersect is told in this fascinating dual narrative, performed by David Baker and Cynthia Bishop, with the assistance of dialect coach James Achueil...who actually made the same journey across Africa when he was one of the "Lost Boys of the Sudan."


This true story is an amazing adventure with a wonderful conclusion. Great for classroom discussions, it is literature drawn from the real world.

Reviews

'astonishing and moving.' Goodreads, five-star review. 'There have been several books about the lost boys of Sudan for adults, teens, and even for elementary-school readers. But Newbery Award–winning Park's spare, immediate account, based on a true story, adds a stirring contemporary dimension...Teachers may want to point out the allusion to Nelson Mandela's A Long Walk to Freedom (1995) echoed in this moving book's title.' Booklist, starred review.

Author description

Linda Sue Park is the author of A Single Shard, which was awarded the prestigious Newbery Medal by the American Library Association in 2002, for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. She has written many other award-winning picture books and novels for young people. The daughter of immigrant parents, Ms. Park draws on her Korean ancestry for much of her work. Visit Linda Sue's website www.lspark.com and her blog http://lsparkreader.livejournal.com/. She lives in Rochester, New York, with her family.