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A long walk to water, based on a true story, Linda Sue Park

Label
A long walk to water, based on a true story, Linda Sue Park
Language
eng
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Main title
A long walk to water
Oclc number
896514634
Responsibility statement
Linda Sue Park
Sub title
based on a true story
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
Target audience
juvenilepre adolescent
Classification
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