Linda Sue Park

a young sudanese boy whose village is bombed because of the war. He is forced south toward Ethiopia, traveling on foot. As he walks there he experiences many obstacles such as, death, predators, and loss of shelter. Salva, the main character in Linda Sue Park’s A Long Walk to Water is able to survive and overcome a variety of challenges through his hard work, relationships, perseverance and luck. Salva was able to overcome challenges because of his willingness to work hard. He works hard so the women

A Journey to Safety Imagine walking for miles and miles through a desert at a young age, with food and barely any water to survive. Well, “A Long Walk to Water” written by Linda Sue Park, tells a real life story about Salva Dut and his life long journey. Salva Dut is a survivor due to his experience during “A Long Walk to Water”, including the struggles of mother nature, all the dangerous walking, and losing his close family and friends. Salva Dut began walking to safety at age eleven

Have you ever wondered how it felt to be on your own? Or had to survive without food or water by your side? Well according to “ A Long Walk to water” by Linda Sue Park, it talks all about survival. For example, the book mentions how Salva is all by himself and that he has no one to help him and how Nya has to walk to get water by herself. So the only thing they could do is survive and take care of themself. According to the Webster Dictionary, survival means “ the state or fact of continuing to

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, 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, he is faced with very catastrophic events. Throughout the book Salva learns how to deal with challenges. Salva

Strong Sudan Survivor. He was forced from home, watched his uncle die, and didn’t see his family for 19 years. This describes Salva Dut a boy from Sudan who lost everything to run from war the main character in, “a long walk to water” (by linda sue park). Salva was a refugee in Sudan a hot arid place. He fled to Ethiopia, and later Kenya to escape war, and eventually went to america where he lives now. After hearing of Salvas struggle with walking, animals, and war you should realize that he is

When kids make worthy decisions and persevere at the beginning of their lives, they will live satisfactory lives as adults. In A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park, Salva walks lengthy distances to survive in a place where water is always scarce. Salva’s father needs clean water to survive a severe disease. Water is always crucial for Salva so he starts an organization to obtain water for people in Sudan. In On the Way to School, many of the characters have struggles which they go through and those

"A Long Walk to Water" is written by Linda Sue Park. The book is about a boy named Salva who lived in Southern Sudan in the 1980s and how he made his way to America. His culture affected where he lived, the beliefs he had about other tribes and who the rivals were to him. Salva faced many hardships and problems throughout his journey to stay safe and get away from war. In the book "A Long Walk to Water", survival was possible because Salva had perseverance, support from others and hope. To

you from giving up and keeps you moving forward. When Salva was at his lowest, he would always think of his uncle’s words. “One step at a time… one day at a time. Just today---just this day to get through…” (82) In “A Long Walk to Water”, by Linda Sue Park, Salva survived the tough journey and the challenging environment because of family, self-determination and perseverance. Many kids and adults did not survive the 1000-mile trek to the Itang Refugee camp and many more were killed when they left

A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park is a non fictional and fictional story, telling the true story of Salva Dut, and the false story of Nya (Nya represents the people who Salva builds wells for towards the end of his story). Salva is a real person, who walked, and walked from Sudan, to Ethiopia, to Kenya, and eventually to America. On his journey, he shows persistence, perseverance, and gets lucky on numerous occasions during the story. In the story, Salva shows persistence in many ways. He

The Sudanese War Survival guide A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park follows the treacherous, story of Salva Mawien Dut Ariik, whose village is overtaken by the war of Southern Sudan, and is forced to run away from his family and home to escape the soldiers. This story has Salva walking across miles of deserts, swimming in crocodile infested rivers, and going days with little to no food. Salva survives because he was lucky, persistent, and was assisted by his uncle. The first