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A long walk to water : a novel  Cover Image Book Book

A long walk to water : a novel / by Linda Sue Park.

Park, Linda Sue. (Author).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780547251271 (hc)
  • ISBN: 0547251270 (hc)
  • Physical Description: 121 p. : map ; 22 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Clarion Books, 2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Based on a true story."
Target Audience Note:
010 up.
Subject: Dut, Salva, 1974- > Juvenile fiction.
Refugees > Juvenile fiction.
Survival skills > Juvenile fiction.
Water > Juvenile fiction.
Blacks > Sudan > Juvenile fiction.
Survival > Juvenile fiction
Blacks > Sudan > Juvenile fiction.
Sudan > History > Civil War, 1983-2005 > Juvenile fiction.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at La Conner Swinomish Library District. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at La Conner Regional Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
La Conner Regional Library YA FIC PARK 111731 TEEN Available -


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