A Long Walk to Water( Linda Sue Park)
About this book
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.
Details
- OL Work ID
- OL17113467W
Subjects
Children's fictionRefugees, fictionSurvival, fictionBlacks, fictionAfrica, east, fictionnyt:childrens-middle-grade=2013-07-28New York Times bestsellerWaterBlacksJuvenile fictionHistoryRefugeesSurvivalFictionCivil War (Sudan : 1983- ) fast (OCoLC)fst01352323Survival skillsWar storiesWater-supply