A Long Walk To Water: A Book by Linda Sue Park
Hey there guys! This week I read this book called A Long Walk To Water by Linda Sue Park. So let me start of by telling you about the author. Linda Sue park is also the Newbery Medalist for the book A Single Shard. This is the first time I have read one of her books and according to my opinion about her she makes a great author. Linda Sue Park has written picture book texts and poetry and genres of fiction, contemporary, and historical books as she is a children's book author. She has worked in a few occupations before she became a full time writer. She has worked as a journalist, copywriter, and as an English teacher as a second language for students. I think these are great jobs. Linda Sue Park's husband is a journalist, so both are with a writing background and they have two kids, so that's pretty cool.
Now, here is a summary of the book. A Long Walk To Water takes place in Africa, specifically the countries of Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya. There are 2 main characters in this book, a girl named Nya and a boy named Salva. This book is based on a true story so Salva Dut is a real person. Nya has to fetch water from the pond for her family twice a day. She has to walk for eight hours a day and that even everyday. She comes just on time to eat and then makes her next trip to the pond. Since Nya is a girl and cannot go to school, she has to learn how to keep house from her mother at home whenever there is a time of the day when is not fetching for water, though. This was Nya's daily routine for seven months of the year. During the northern and Southern Sudan war, Salva runs away from his village to find safety, away from family. He and his group walk to a barn house and sleep there for the night but the next day, they leave him at the barn house. A lady provides him food for about three
days until even she has to leave. So Salva goes with another group which takes him on a journey, miles away from his home village of Loun Arrik, to Ethiopia and then to Kenya. Two young people... two lives... one country: Sudan. Read the book to find out what happens!
Last but not least, I'll tell you more about Salva Dut. Salva Dut was born in the village of Loun- Arrik in Sudan and he stayed in refugee camps in Ethiopia and Kenya. He overcame all the difficult situations of his life because of two things he had and those were the only two things he had, perseverance and hope.
Now, here is a summary of the book. A Long Walk To Water takes place in Africa, specifically the countries of Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya. There are 2 main characters in this book, a girl named Nya and a boy named Salva. This book is based on a true story so Salva Dut is a real person. Nya has to fetch water from the pond for her family twice a day. She has to walk for eight hours a day and that even everyday. She comes just on time to eat and then makes her next trip to the pond. Since Nya is a girl and cannot go to school, she has to learn how to keep house from her mother at home whenever there is a time of the day when is not fetching for water, though. This was Nya's daily routine for seven months of the year. During the northern and Southern Sudan war, Salva runs away from his village to find safety, away from family. He and his group walk to a barn house and sleep there for the night but the next day, they leave him at the barn house. A lady provides him food for about three
days until even she has to leave. So Salva goes with another group which takes him on a journey, miles away from his home village of Loun Arrik, to Ethiopia and then to Kenya. Two young people... two lives... one country: Sudan. Read the book to find out what happens!
Last but not least, I'll tell you more about Salva Dut. Salva Dut was born in the village of Loun- Arrik in Sudan and he stayed in refugee camps in Ethiopia and Kenya. He overcame all the difficult situations of his life because of two things he had and those were the only two things he had, perseverance and hope.
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