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A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about a girl in Sudan in 2008 and a boy in Sudan in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours’ walk from her home: she makes two trips to the pond every day. The boy, Salva, becomes one of the 'lost boys' of Sudan, refugees who cover the African continent on foot as they se...more
Published November 15th 2010 by Clarion Books
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* Beatrice's Goat which is emblematic for Heifer's International's…moreHow about several picture books? Or just let different ones read different books.
* Beatrice's Goat which is emblematic for Heifer's International's work would be wonderful. True Story. Parenthetically many other NGO's now give gifts similar to the effective Heifer model...
**I love the message of Fly, Eagle, Fly!By Christopher Gregorowski--kind of a fable with great illustrations. This South African tale might start discussion.
***Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters By John Steptoe is somewhat an African Cinderella story. It's in all school libraries, most would have read it already. Also beautifully illustrated.
****Galimoto' by Karen Williams may not be about an actual child but children in general in Malawi and many countries contriving their own toys. I've seen toys sold in markets in Africa and sold in Fair Trade stores which sell products to American with less going to the middle man. One in my town is Sojourns in Birmingham AL There are many. Not all have toys, but the stores are there. www dot worldcrafts dot org
*****Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa –by Jeanette Winter is a true story of a poor farming lady who hated the deforestation of Kenya and brought change to her country. She won a Nobel Prize I believe for her work.
(I like MomToKippy's idea of Number 1 Detective Agency. They are a bit slow reading for me, but fun. Simple detective work and a little budding romance for a lady trying to decide if she's settling for the guy who cares for her. PBS showed BBC renditions of the books. The shows are at my library in the DVD section. )(less)
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AndreaIt is my understanding that Nya is fictional, but represents the current day life of villagers in South Sudan. Check out YouTube interviews with Linda…moreIt is my understanding that Nya is fictional, but represents the current day life of villagers in South Sudan. Check out YouTube interviews with Linda Sue Park and Salva Dut. There is more revealed in these on line discussions.
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Mar 12, 2019Mischenko rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park is based on the true story of Salva Dut, one of the Lost Boys from Sudan during the second Sudanese Civil War in 1985. The book also includes a separate narrative about a girl named Nya, which takes place in Sudan as well, but beginning in 2008. Throughout the book we learn about Nya and Salva’s circumstances and their struggles.
Salva’s story is harrowing. It’s during a normal school day in 1985 that shots are heard–the war has arrived in his village–and he...more
Jan 07, 2016Aj the Ravenous Reader rated it it was amazingSalva’s story is harrowing. It’s during a normal school day in 1985 that shots are heard–the war has arrived in his village–and he...more
Shelves: emotionally-intense, historical-fiction, reality-bites, five-stars, unexpectedly-good
“I need only to get through the rest of this day. This day and no other.”
Where there is a child, there is always joy. I always thought this was true but the story told otherwise. This is a true to life story of Salva, an 11 year old boy who found little to almost no place in a world where people struggle to survive an almost endless series of conflicts during the Second Sudanese Civil War that started in 1983 .
To adults caught in a tumultuous succession of life threatening obstacles, Salva...more
May 01, 2019Starjustin rated it it was amazing
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 harrowing obstacles to face daily.
This short novel has such a large story to tell. I received a recommendation from my daughter on this one after she took the time to read it with my grandkids. I am ve...more
This short novel has such a large story to tell. I received a recommendation from my daughter on this one after she took the time to read it with my grandkids. I am ve...more
Feb 05, 2018Amirography rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
کتاب قشنگ، با محتوای قشنگ، دربارهی یک اتفاق واقعی قشنگ با فونتی قشنگ بود.
در مورد محتواش خیلی حرف نمیزنم. اما میتونه هم دردناک باشه و هم دلنشین. و از اون مهمتر دربارهی یک چیز واقعیه.
وقت زیادی نمیبره خوندنش و در عینحال لطف زیادی رو میرسونه بهت.
خوندنش رو پیشنهاد میکنم.
محتوا: ۵/۵
روانی: ۴/۵
سبک: ۴/۵ ...more
در مورد محتواش خیلی حرف نمیزنم. اما میتونه هم دردناک باشه و هم دلنشین. و از اون مهمتر دربارهی یک چیز واقعیه.
وقت زیادی نمیبره خوندنش و در عینحال لطف زیادی رو میرسونه بهت.
خوندنش رو پیشنهاد میکنم.
محتوا: ۵/۵
روانی: ۴/۵
سبک: ۴/۵ ...more
Aug 02, 2011Judith Weaver rated it it was amazing
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 project to help bring water to children their age in other places in the world.
Book is told from two viewpoints. One is a girl walking each day to get the water her family needs which she carries home...more
Jul 02, 2017(Bern) Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas rated it it was amazingBook is told from two viewpoints. One is a girl walking each day to get the water her family needs which she carries home...more
Shelves: just-for-tweens-middle-grade, fave-reads, 2017
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 young man Salva in 1985. Both of their stories are compelling, emotional and inspirational.
Nya must walk hours each day to a far away well to get water for her family. Salva's story is heart-wrenching....more
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 young man Salva in 1985. Both of their stories are compelling, emotional and inspirational.
Nya must walk hours each day to a far away well to get water for her family. Salva's story is heart-wrenching....more
There are some stories that need to be told regardless of how sad or horrifying they might be. The challenge becomes even harder when the stories are being told to children. How much should one include? What details are necessary and what can be left out without changing the story too much? And what about stories that involve extreme violence and severe suffering? How best to tell the story? These questions can be debated over and over again because there is no one right answer. No two authors w...more
May 04, 2018Mouzhan rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
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Aug 02, 2010Krista the Krazy Kataloguer rated it it was amazing Shelves: read-childrens-books, 52-countries-in-2012, read-historical-fiction, read-iic, read-survival, read-jane-addams-award
This novel is divided into two alternating narratives that come together in the end. In brown print is the story, set in 2008, of Nya, a young girl from Sudan who has to walk 8 hours round trip to fetch water every day, twice a day. In black print is the story of Salva, a young Sudanese boy whose village is attacked by the rebels in 1985 and who ends up fleeing across the desert to a refugee camp in Ethiopia. After witnessing many horrors, he and other 'lost boys,' homeless and orphaned, walk ba...more
Absolutely an astonishing story that I believe can inspire anyone at any age. When you've read about Nya and Salva's dilemmas in life, you really can't say your life is not good. Ask yourself this: Is it really miserable, or are you just not being grateful of what you have? What inspired me the most was the fact that Salva had kept hope and perseverance throughout this dangerous and terrible life. He was able to find a four leaf clover in forest. His uncle's strategy of solving problems and reac...more
Feb 05, 2013Cheryl rated it liked it · review of another edition
You should start by first knowing that the book is a children's book--otherwise the writing style will be off-putting. It is a heart-wrenching story of a boy (Salva) who is separated from his parents during the religious war between Arab-Africans and Africans in Sudan. He joins a group and they first try to make their way to Ethiopia where they are chased off by soldiers and forced to jump into a lake filled with crocodiles. He then spends a year and a half with a group headed for Kenya--then Am...more
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I am speechless right now! There are no words to describe this book. It was amazing. It also had very good writing. I vould not put the book down. I can't believe that I finished a book within 2 days. That is how much I was into the book.
Sep 21, 2015Jennifer rated it really liked it Shelves: 2015-coffee-books-challenge, children-s-books
As a parent, I've spent a lot of time protecting my childrens' innocence about the world. We've been blessed beyond belief to live in a first world country, in a safe community, where our needs our met, where my kids have been able to be kids. Sure, they're aware of 'the needy', we sponsor a child through World Vision, and they've learned about Haiti and Rwanda through some mission programs at our church. But they don't really know the details of the suffering. My older child has now reached an...more
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Oct 29, 2010Roxanne Hsu Feldman rated it really liked it
This is a quiet book; it is also an explosive and extremely powerful book. For such a short book, it really packs a huge punch -- one that lingers in my mind and makes me want to know more, find out more, and help out if I can!
It is a quiet book because Park reports and does not sensationalize. At times, in the beginning of Salva's journey, I felt a slight disconnect: I did not feel that his forced exile from his village or even the loss of his new friend are scenes that moved me emotionally. A...more
Sep 06, 2010It is a quiet book because Park reports and does not sensationalize. At times, in the beginning of Salva's journey, I felt a slight disconnect: I did not feel that his forced exile from his village or even the loss of his new friend are scenes that moved me emotionally. A...more
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Donalyn rated it really liked it Shelves: children-s-realistic-fiction, ncbla-committee-2011-books
The long civil war in Sudan destroyed the country and devastated its people. Park alternates the stories of two Sudanese children, one a Lost Boy, forced to flee his village during an attack and seek refuge in Ethiopia, and a young girl who walks for miles each day to collect water for her family. A brief, powerful story explaining the Sudanese conflict to children and one boy's hope and courage.
Jan 13, 2017Kells Next Read rated it it was amazing
This was a quick read that pact a powerful punch. I highly reccomend it to all. Sometimes we all take for granted the things that come so easily for us. We instinctively feel it to be a basic right for all. ( Not all have access or enjoy the basic necessities of life ) I love how the author artiulates the two POV's and ultimately how they intersect at the end of the book.
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The book 'A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story' was such a inspirational book that made me compare Salva's story, to mine. I have a family. I have education. I have other needs in life that Salva doesn't. It made me wonder how much things that I 'want' rather than I 'need'. It made me wonder how much just one's help, can change someone's life. It made me wonder how not knowing things, can hurt. It made me realize how I'm too lazy to go from my room to the refrigerator t...more
The book 'A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story' was such a inspirational book that made me compare Salva's story, to mine. I have a family. I have education. I have other needs in life that Salva doesn't. It made me wonder how much things that I 'want' rather than I 'need'. It made me wonder how much just one's help, can change someone's life. It made me wonder how not knowing things, can hurt. It made me realize how I'm too lazy to go from my room to the refrigerator t...more
This book has become my favorite book. It is so detailed and informational. I like how it talks about 2 different main characters. I like how Salva never gives up, he still had hope, Which made me have hope for him. COnnecting to Salva is hard for me, I have never been in that situation. I find so surprising that you don't really hear Nya complain about her water, but for me when I see a little dirt in my water I don't drink it. I find it amazing how these people in Sudan living like this, bad w...more
I think one of the important factors in the book is development. Development empowers entire Sudanese villages by giving the villagers more time for other pursuits, such as education. By installing a simple well in the middle of the village, for example, engineers save the villagers countless hours of walking—adding up to weeks or months, probably—every year. Following the same logic, this type of development empowers women: Nya, for instance, will be able to attend school alongside her male pee...more
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This book was very moving and thought provoking. It was a relatively short and easy read from a technical standpoint. Park did a lovely job weaving Nya and Salva's stories together. Nya's more modern story was changed by Salva's earlier experiences. The lessons of one step in front of the other and simply reaching the next plateau were well revived, time and again. It was valuable exposure to the experiences of people in our world and the challenges so many face: war, lack of access to resou...more
This book was very moving and thought provoking. It was a relatively short and easy read from a technical standpoint. Park did a lovely job weaving Nya and Salva's stories together. Nya's more modern story was changed by Salva's earlier experiences. The lessons of one step in front of the other and simply reaching the next plateau were well revived, time and again. It was valuable exposure to the experiences of people in our world and the challenges so many face: war, lack of access to resou...more
After I read this book, I could clearly understand the theme of the book. Which I believe that it was, if you have a goal in life, as long as you try you can always accomplish it and never lose hope. I believe that that was the theme of this book because the book continuously proves to us that that is the theme of the book. The first time we see this is when Salva starts his long walking journey to safety and freedom from violence in the beginning of the book. The next major scene that we see th...more
This book is amazing. I really like how it shows different examples of life in Southern Sudan. Salva and Nya's life were so different, yet they live in the same country and same culture, it's just the time period is different. Also, I was deeply touched by, especially, Salva's courage. His life is so different then ours, and our lives are better than his in many ways, yet, he never gave up, and at the end probably experienced and learned more than we ever will. I admire him for that. Another par...more
In this story, Salva and Nya are the main characters. Their both from Sudan, and faced many challenges. Salva's village was under attacked by the rebels, they had to run away from the village for safety. On this long hard journey to Ethiopia there are many things that happens to Salva both tragic and emotional. Salva is independent and learns how to control one situation at a time. Nya on the other hand, she walks every single day to go get water from the pond. The water is dirty, but that chang...more
Apr 01, 2018Melika Khoshnezhad rated it liked it · review of another edition
یه ماجرای واقعی نرم و آروم مثل شنهای داغ صحرای بزرگ که از دور زیبا و شگفتانگیز به نظر میان، اما حتی از دور هم مشخصه که از نزدیک ممکنه از پا درت بیارن....more
A long walk to water is a novel about two stories, Salva's, and Nya's. Nya is a girl who has to fetch water every single day, from a pond miles away from her village. Salva lives in a war-zone, and believes himself to be the only survivor when the rebels attacked his village. What I liked most about the book was the determination and hope of the main protagonist, Salva. He was an orphan, a twelve year old boy who had to walk thousands of miles to different refugee camps all over East Africa, but...more
Jun 05, 2016Angel Gelique rated it it was amazing Shelves: based-on-true-events, heartbreaking, real-life-horror, sad
This is a simple story that can be read in a single day. The scenes constantly switch from different time periods, telling the stories of the two main characters--a technique I generally don't enjoy--but it worked perfectly here.
In 1985, Salva is an eleven-year-old boy from Southern Sudan, sitting in a classroom. Suddenly, gunfire erupts outside. The teacher tells the boys to run, run into the bush. Salva wants to go home to his family, but everyone is scrambling away from men with guns. He run...more
In 1985, Salva is an eleven-year-old boy from Southern Sudan, sitting in a classroom. Suddenly, gunfire erupts outside. The teacher tells the boys to run, run into the bush. Salva wants to go home to his family, but everyone is scrambling away from men with guns. He run...more
In every book, there is always one line that is the soul of the book. Remove that one line, and the book turns to rust. This book has one of the most amazing soul-of-the-books in all the books I've read. I believe that the soul in this book is the line 'Just this one step-one step at a time.' This message is not only repeated, but it is also meaningful. Chinese philosopher, Lao Zi, has once said that 'a journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.' These two pieces of text connect toge...more
'The lion could easily ----It sought out a prey that was small and motionless: Marial, sleeping' (Sue 41) Ms. Linda Park Sue is not an Alexander Dumas, nor does she write extremely remarkable books, but she still touched me with this historical fiction novel.
As I think about the first quote, I always link it to society today. Corporations are profiling poor communities or cops racially profiling minorities or the food production industry with animal abuse. These people in power of the consumer a...more
As I think about the first quote, I always link it to society today. Corporations are profiling poor communities or cops racially profiling minorities or the food production industry with animal abuse. These people in power of the consumer a...more
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Linda Sue Park is a Korean American author of children's fiction. Park published her first novel, Seesaw Girl, in 1999. To date, she has written six children’s novels and five picture books for younger readers. Park’s work achieved prominence when she received the prestigious 2002 Newbery Medal for her novel A Single Shard.
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