Linda Sue Park, A Long
Walk for Water (Clarion Books, Houghton-Mifflin, 2010; HMH Books for Young
Readers; Reprint edition, 2011).
Also available on Kindle, Nook and Audio CD.
(NOVEL- Children’s African History Fiction; based on a true
story, recommended for ages 10-14.)
Reviewed by Jason Fernandez (age 11)
The book has two stories, Niya and Salva, both from Sudan.
Niya’s story is her having, everyday, to walk for water to a pond, but the
water’s not clean and that’s becoming a problem.
On Salva’s side, his town gets struck by the war and he has
to hide in the bush. He finds a bunch of people and walks with them. They think
he is weak and will slow them down but he really isn’t. He is trying to get to a camp in Ethiopia
where he would be safe. You have to read the book to see if he eventually makes
it.
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