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Nya's long walk a step at a time

When her little sister, Akeer, becomes sick when they are returning home from the water hole, Nya must carry her and the water back to their village, one step at a time.

Main Author: Park, Linda Sue (Author)
Other Authors: Pinkney, J. Brian (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Boston ; New York : Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2019]
Subjects:
Sisters > Juvenile fiction.
Sick > Juvenile fiction.
South Sudan > Juvenile fiction.
Picture books.
Summary: When her little sister, Akeer, becomes sick when they are returning home from the water hole, Nya must carry her and the water back to their village, one step at a time.
Item Description: Companion to: A long walk to water.
Physical Description: 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
ISBN: 9781328781338
132878133X
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.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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