A long walk to water : based on a true story: a novel
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Author:
Park, Linda Sue.
Published:
New York : Clarion Books, 2010.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
121 pages : map ; 22 cm.
Accelerated Reader:
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure:
720L
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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.

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Subjects
LC Subjects
Black people -- Sudan -- Juveile fiction.
Dut, Salva, -- 1974- -- Juvenile fiction.
Refugees -- Juvenile fiction.
Sudan -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2005 -- Juvenile fiction.
Survival -- Juvenile fiction.
Water -- Juvenile fiction.
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Language:
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ISBN:
9780547251271
Accelerated Reader:
MG+
Level 5, 3 Points
Lexile measure:
720

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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.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Park, L. S. (2010). A long walk to water : based on a true story: a novel. New York, Clarion Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Park, Linda Sue. 2010. A Long Walk to Water : Based On a True Story: A Novel. New York, Clarion Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Park, Linda Sue, A Long Walk to Water : Based On a True Story: A Novel. New York, Clarion Books, 2010.

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Park, Linda Sue. A Long Walk to Water : Based On a True Story: A Novel. New York, Clarion Books, 2010.

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