Long Walk to Water, Linda Sue Park
Long Walk to Water, Linda Sue Park
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Long Walk to Water
Based on a True Story

Author: Linda Sue Park

Narrator: David Baker, Cynthia Bishop

Unabridged: 2 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2013

Synopsis

Audie Award Finalist, Children's Titles for Ages 8-12, 2014In 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."©2010 Linda Sue Park (P)2013 Full Cast Audio

About Linda Sue Park

Linda Sue Park, Newbery Medal winner for A Single Shard and #1 New York Times bestseller for A Long Walk to Water, is the renowned author of picture books and novels for young readers. She lives in Western New York. Learn more at lindasuepark.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Starjustin on May 01, 2019

Taken from a true experience, an intertwining story of two children, at two different periods in time, living in two opposite tribes, and coming together to make a difference in their world. Both living in Sudan during times of war, despair, ravaging, starvation, death, lack of water and many more h......more

Goodreads review by Judith on August 02, 2011

Quick read good for multiple ability levels.This book should be an easy inclusion into 7th grade Geography, 6th grade world history, or as an addition to a Holocaust unit. This is how I plan to use it with my 7th grade reading teacher. For younger readers, this book may encourage a class to adopt a......more

Goodreads review by Thibault on March 28, 2024

Sudan – 1985 Salva’s village is attacked and he’s forced to flee his village. He’s lost and on foot, searching for his family. His journey is hard. And the African wilderness makes it even harder, with a lot of threats lurking behind every corner, ranging from people just like him to killer lions and......more

Goodreads review by Rosh ~catching up slowly~ on June 15, 2022

1985. A little eleven year old boy, Salva, ends up separating from his family because of the Sudanese war. 2008. A little eleven year old girl, Nya, ends up unable to enjoy her childhood or go to school because the task of fetching water for her family everyday is hers. Two different time periods. T......more

Goodreads review by BernLuvsBooks on November 15, 2018

A Long Walk to Water was a poignant, touching story that will appeal to readers of all ages. While technically a middle grade novel, this is a story that everyone would benefit from reading. It's a quick read, told as two alternating stories - that of a young girl Nya in the Sudan in 2008 and a you......more

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