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A Long Walk to Water : Based on a True Story by Linda Sue Park, Ginger Knowlton is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Cherished by millions of readers, this #1 New York Times bestselling novel is a powerful tale of perseverance and hope. Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park interweaves the stories of two Sudanese children who overcome mortal dangers to improve their lives and the lives of others.A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two eleven-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours' walk from her home: she makes two trips to the pond every day. The boy, Salva, becomes one of the lost boys of Sudan, refugees who cover the African continent on foot as they search for their families and for a safe place to stay.Enduring every hardship from loneliness to attack by armed rebels to contact with killer lions and crocodiles, Salva is a survivor, and his story goes on to intersect with Nya's in an astonishing and moving way. Includes an afterword by author Linda Sue Park and the real-life Salva Dut, on whom the novel is based, and who went on to found Water for South Sudan.

Who reads A Long Walk to Water : Based on a True Story?

It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.

Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Linda Sue Park, Ginger Knowlton
Publisher
Boston: Clarion Books
Published
2010
Language
EN
ISBN
9780547577319
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Fiction, Children'S, Young Adult
Rating
4.23 / 5 (23,522 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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