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A long walk to water, a novel by Linda Sue Park

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A long walk to water, a novel by Linda Sue Park
Language
eng
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Index
no index present
resource.interestAgeLevel
010 up
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
A long walk to water
Oclc number
495597182
Responsibility statement
a novel by Linda Sue Park
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
Target audience
pre adolescent
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