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A long walk to water : based on a true story / a novel by Linda Sue Park.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 0547577311
- ISBN: 9780547577319
- Physical Description: 121 pages : map ; 20 cm.
- Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, [2010]
- Copyright: ©2010.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Based on a true story." |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR. MG 5.0 3.0 140710. |
| Awards Note: | Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2011 Notable Book for a Global Society award winner, 2011 Battle of the Books, 2015-2016. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Dut, Salva, 1974- > Juvenile fiction. Refugees > Fiction Survival > Fiction Water supply > Fiction. Blacks > Sudan > Fiction. Sudan > History > Civil War, 1983-2005 > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Juvenile works. |
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Gorge Community College Library | Fiction PARK 2010 (Text) | 39705000084706 | New Book Shelf | Available | - | ||
| Baker Halfway Branch | PARK (Linda) (Text) | 37814002727825 | JUV FICTION | Available | - | ||
| Cascade Locks Library | J FIC PARK (Text) | 33892100287789 | Children's Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Condon School Library | YA PAR (Text) | 37825000004579 | Young Adult | Available | - | ||
| Cook Memorial Library - La Grande | J Park, L (Text) | 35178001541294 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Dufur School Community Library | FIC PAR (Text) | 37021000012341 | FICTION | Available | - | ||
| Echo Public Library | PB X FIC Park (Text) | 37826000012604 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Elgin Public Library | J Park, Linda L66 (Text) | 37827000297906 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Gilliam County Library | YA PARK (Text) | 37823000194342 | Young Adult | Available | - | ||
| Harney County Library | J PARK (Text) | 37720000512848 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
