A Long Walk To Water By Linda Sue Park

In the novel “A long walk to water” by Linda Sue Park, Salva, a young man that lived in South Sudan throughout his childhood to his young-adult years, had faced many difficult challenges the young age of eleven. Salva had to flee from home because of Sudan’s civil war. He soon experienced a horrifying and dreadful life, his family gone, no resources in his group, he watched people die, walked for months, and lead twelve hundred boys to a refugee camp in Kenya. Salva survived this terrible life with the help of three factors, perseverance, luck, and relationships with others. Without any of these factors, Salva might not have been able to survive or possibly become the leader he is today.

A Long Walk to Water is a book about a young refugee named Salva Dut. Said boy was also part of the Lost Boys of Sudan, a group of over 20,000 boys displaced and/or orphaned during the Second Sudanese Civil War. Salva found himself joining group after group along the way, as he had been separated from his family. He faced many challenges, ranging from loved ones dying, crossing dangerous terrains, and having to travel far distances seeking security. His sheer determination and willpower urged him on in these circumstances, as well as some other key factors I will not be elaborating upon.

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Family because of war, I could name one person that has been through a lot”. A young boy named Salva was separated from his family because of war, Salva has been through the hard deps and struggle of Southern Sudan. In many things Salva went through he met and lost the people he cared about. Salva can prove that he could survive and be strong. In the “A Long Walk to Water” many factors helped Salva.

Try losing your family and friends walking through the worst desert with lions getting shot at, then getting to go to a special place. Have you’ve heard of Salva Dut he is the main character of this book A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park. Salva does many things in this book loses family, be in life threatening situations, and being a leader at a young age. It would be hard to lose family members well salva did and but how.

In Linda Sue Park’s novel, A Long Walk to Water, two Sudanese children take readers on a journey through their world. At different times in history, the stories of Nya, a young and carefree girl, and Salva, a boy with a humble heart, weave together to create an intriguing story with a hopeful message. Salva and Nya use perseverance to help them find success despite difficult circumstances, namely crossing the Akobo desert,leading the boys to Kenya, and the daily routine to receive water.

The book that I decided to read over the summer was A Long Walk to Water. To be honest, I chose this book because it had the least amount of pages compared to the other books listed. It’s nearly August and I haven’t finished all of my summer homework, so I thought that I might as well pick the shortest book, making the work quicker and easier for me to do. As I read the book though, I felt myself getting more drawn and interested to the story. The book starts with an eleven year old boy named Salva who had to leave South Sudan due to rebels from the North attacking his village. He flees to Ethiopia and Kenya by foot with others to live in refugee camps. During these years, he encountered many hardships: having to travel without his family,

1. Starr Carter lived between two opposing worlds because her family and friends existed in the impoverished community together with the main character of the book, while she studied in a fancy school located in a rich part of the city. At home, Starr had a role of a loving daughter surrounded by care and support. In school, she was a student standing against the prejudice against her origin that is an uneasy process because other children can be violent. Her identity can benefit her because of the opportunity to develop and succeed due to the prominent education. In the same time, it is a threat because of the prejudice towards young lady in a wealthy community.

Sudan in different time periods, and my favorite story was Salva’s. In these few pages that we have read about our amazing novel we can easily notice how plot is changing the main character’s life in a few days, due to many plot events. Salva Dut is the main character of the novel, his father was a successful man in his village because he owned many head of cattle and he was the judge of the village (a very respectful position). He has many brothers and one mom too. Many plot events changed his way of living in a very few time, the shooting near the school and the group leaving him behind in the barn are just a few examples. The most interesting fact

In 2003 a Sudanese Lost Boy named Ayok, who attended the refugee school where my mom worked in Nairobi, came to my parents for help. Over a decade earlier his life had been shattered when his village was bombed by the north. For several years Ayok trekked through the wilderness of Sudan facing exposure to the harsh landscape, dangerous wildlife, and ambush from northern troops.

in the book a long walk to water (linda sue park) a 11-year-old boy who is displaced from his home by the Second Sudanese Civil War. In search of family and safety but is chased around reflashing camps and how me almost died on the way there. And yes people may care disease and thing but that is why people will have people restricted on people