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A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about a girl in Sudan in 2008 and a boy in Sudan in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours’ walk from her home: she makes two trips to the pond every day. The boy, Salva, becomes one of the... read more
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- Salva: The main character of the story. A boy who has to part with is family because of the war in Sudan and thinks they're dead.
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- Nya: A girl living in Sudan, present day. Must walk many miles to fetch water for her family, twice a day.
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Going was easy.
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- Linda Sue Park (Author)
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Page Count: 128
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- Sakura Medal (Finalist, 2012)
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