A long walk to water : a novel
Title:
A long walk to water : a novel
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.
Audience:
Grades 6 & up.
General Note:
"Based on a true story."
Includes "A message from Salva Dut, Rochester, New York, 2010" and "Author's note."
Physical Description:
121 pages : color map ; 22 cm
Genre:
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR. MG 5.0 3.0 140710.
Accelerated Reader Grades 5-8 5 3 Quiz 140710 English fiction.
Personal Subject:
Publisher:
Clarion Books,
Electronic Access:
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Publication Date:
2010
ISBN:
9780547251271
9780547577319
9781451733945
Publication Information:
Boston : Clarion Books, 2010.
©2010
Award Note:
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2011
Notable Book for a Global Society award winner, 2011
Jane Addams Children's Book Award, 2011
Call Number:
J PARK