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A long walk to water based on a true story, a novel

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,...

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Main Author: Park, Linda Sue
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Clarion Books, 2010.
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Dut, Salva, > 1974- > Juvenile fiction.
Refugees > Juvenile fiction.
Survival > Juvenile fiction.
Water > Juvenile fiction.
Blacks > Sudan > Juvenile fiction.
Sudan > History > Civil War, 1983-2005 > Juvenile fiction.
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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.
Physical Description:121 p. : map ; 22 cm.
ISBN:9780547251271
0547251270
9780547577319 (pbk)
Author Notes:Linda Sue Park was born in Urbana, Illinois on March 25, 1960. She received a B.A. in English from Stanford University. After graduating, she worked as a public-relations writer for a major oil company for two years. She obtained advanced degrees in literature from Trinity College, Dublin in Ireland and from the University of London. Before becoming a full-time author, she held numerous jobs including working for an advertising agency, teaching English as a second language to college students, and working as a food journalist. Her first book, Seesaw Girl, was published in 1999. Her other books include The Kite Fighters, Tap Dancing on the Roof: Sijo (Poems), and A Single Shard, which won the 2002 Newbery Medal. She also wrote Storm Warning, which is the ninth book in the 39 Clues series. Her title A Long Walk to Water made the New York Times bestseller list.

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