A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story

"Even for adults, teenagers, and elementary school readers, there are several books about missing boys in Sudan ... readers will be shocked by the climax of victory." - Book Review, Leading comment

"[This preliminary wonderful novel offers an unforgettable portrait for the two children of Sudan ... tragedy and sorrow." - Publishers Weekly, with commentary

"Two stories have a hopeful quiet ending." - School Library Magazine, with commentary

"This powerful double story contains suspicion and introspection in Park's unique alternative explanation.The reader has many details available but they are not long and uncompromising lines , Simple and independent observation Nya's story tells a story of cruel and simple honesty but they provide an amazing view of the conflict in Sudan The simplicity of the novel and the basis for the fact are It makes Sudan's life much easier.

"The park is a convincing depiction of the landscape of confusion and ruthless war ... a sincere statement" - Kirkus Review

"Awesome ... an exciting story about conflict and survival, most American readers will never see." - Book Page

"[A] Fast turning page ... a good book for high school students and important novels for young people who want to learn about other world cultures." - VOYA

The first story is centered around the 11 year old girl Nya living in the southern part of Sudan, and in order to get water for the family, you have to travel a long distance twice a day. The second story is based on the real life experience of Salva Dut who escaped war in southern Sudan at the age of 11 and became one of the lost boys. As the story develops, Salva's journey ends in an amazing way with Nya

Salva's story is talked about in the best selling Linda Su Park 2010 award-winning novel A Long Walk To Water. Park combines the true story of Salva with the fictional Nya story. Every day Nya takes hours to get water for my family. Throughout the study, Salva himself writing, and finally, Interview to Salva himself, Parker and Salvador cooperated to tell his extraordinary story. She has never been to Sudan, but Park believes it can provide a bright spot for Salva 's story. "One of my biggest obstacles is to write places I have never done, which was always destructive to me.Transactions are still the same today, which is a difficult decision , I thought that if we insisted on the information that Salva gave me like an adhesive * I could break this principle. "

"Long Walk" is a short story by Linda Sue Park issued in 2010. It includes the true story of Salva Dutt which is part of the Dinka and the lost boy of Sudan and the fictitious story of a young village which is part of the Nua tribe. Park uses this book as a platform to support the Dut project 'Water of South Sudan'. Salva Dut is an eleven-year-old boy who broke up with his family for the second Sudanese civil war during the present South Sudan war. He had to walk for a few weeks, that day he wanted to be able to find his family again. Salva also works hard to find food and water to survive while avoiding gunmen, lions and other threats. Salva took 1,500 missing men to a refugee camp near the Giro River. In his way, many people, including his uncle and some of his friends, died. Seven years later, he came to America. He lives in a family in Rochester, New York.