Linda Sue Park

Have you ever seen soldiers fire at children for religious purposes? Well, eleven year old Salva Dut has. In A Long Walk to Water, written by Linda Sue Park, Salva Dut, Parks main character is a “Lost Boy of Sudan”. Despite the gruesome challenges Salva faced, for instance, the loss of family,the merciless war, and the hostile environment of South Sudan. Salva was able to survive because of his persistence and his uncle. The first factor that helped Salva survived in his journey is his persistence

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. Using determination

The book A long walk to Water by Linda Sue Park is about an eleven year old boy named Salva. First in the beginning of the story he is going to school when out of no where his school is in the middle of a war zone, his teacher tells him to run for the bushes but he keeps running until he could run no more. Then he meets some other people that had also ran away from the war, they had broken of into groups separating the men from the women and children, Salva was put with the children. They kept walking

In A Long Walk To Water by Linda Sue Park, Salva shows that when you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. When Salva was getting to the end of his rope, his uncle was the one who always tied it for him. Salva’s uncle prepared him for all the challenges that were thrown to him. “Salva was amazed to find himself walking faster and more boldly than he had before.” ( Park, 65). After Salva’s uncle got shot, Salva didn't give up. The words of encouragement from his uncle stayed with him

thought he might not ever see them again. In a Long Walk to Water it says, “ That evening they found a barn in which to spend the night. Salva tossed restless in the itchy hay. ‘Where are we going? Where is my family? When will I see them again.”’(Park ,12). Salva was worried about his family. All day and all night he thought of them. He is afraid that he might never see them again. He thinks that they might of died, put he keeps on going. Another way Salva has a drive to find his family is when

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. They are walking through the akobo desert and a group of men went

Sudanese government and the Sudan Liberation army. The extensive fight lasted 22 years, one of the longest civil wars in history. Many people in Sudan were affected during this hard time, including Nya and Salva. In the book A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park, the theme is perseverance. Salva faces many bumps in the road becoming one of the “lost boys” of Sudan, but he works through all of his issues while trying to stay positive. Salva was only a child when he was forced to evacuate his school and

11 year old Salva Dut became orphaned during the Second Sudanese Civil War, when around 2 million were killed and millions were displaced (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Boys_of_Sudan). In A Long Walk To Water, a book by Linda Sue Park, one of the main themes is perseverance. The book is about a young boy who is forced to flee his village, due to a war. He meets a few people along the way, and he is faced with very catastrophic events. Throughout the book Salva learns how to deal with challenges

follow in her Grandmother’s footsteps? Roland Smith, who was a zookeeper before he became an author wrote, “Ovatniah” which is about a girl named Marie who travels to Alaska to stay with her Grandmother and find ivory to make her family wealthy. Linda Sue Park who moved from Korea to the United States is the author of, “The Day it Rained Cats” which is about a girl named Sheera who must make a decision to continue a family tradition. “Ovatniah” and “ The Day it Rained Cats” have many similarities and

''A Long Walk to Water'' is a novel by Linda Sue Park. It's based on a true story about a lost boy named Slava. He was Eleven years old and a member of the Dinka tribe living in the village of Loun- Ariik in Sudan. Slava runs away from the village because of the civil war. When Slava’s teacher told everyone to go into the bush, Slava eventually ran out with other people and then to a another place. Salva had a difficult situation because he faced the challenges of civil war and being separated from