To think this is a true story! I'm reading it in class right now, and we just went on a Water Walk today. We walked about three miles with two gallons of water. At the end, my hands felt dead, and I didn't even walk as much as Nya did! I realized after reading this book that I take water for granted a LOT. Salva had so many hardships and disasters in his life it made me want to cry. How could people do this to each other? I thought at the beginning. Then as I got farther into the book, I got to know Salva as a friend, I didn't just follow him as a character in the story. This is a must-read.
A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story
By Linda Sue Park
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 6 - 8 | Grades 3 - 8 | W | 5 | 21221 |
The New York Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two eleven-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy 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 "lost boys" of Sudan, refugees who cover the African continent on foot as they search for their families and for a safe place to stay. Enduring every hardship from loneliness to attack by armed rebels to contact with killer lions and crocodiles, Salva is a survivor, and his story goes on to intersect with Nya’s in an astonishing and moving way.
Publisher: Sandpiper
Published on 12/22/2014
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 40
Book Reviews (92)
it is a really good book! if you are reading this commnet READ THIS BOOK!!!
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This book is amazing! I feel guilty and spoiled now! :)
I haven't read this book but I wan to. It seems really good!! My brother read it and he said that it was amazing!
A long walk to water
This book is super entertaining. It keeps you wondering what is going to happen. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a story of growth.
A Long Walk To Water. One of my favorite books of all time. It's about a boy named Salva who had to escape war from his home in South Sudan. He walked miles and miles to refugee camps. (Fun Fact: Salva stayed in one of the refugee camps for 10 YEARS!) But the thing is he NEVER gave up. And that this is a true story! I believe Salva did not give up because of his Uncle's words. "One step at a time. One step at a time.". This book was very very very rich and loads of detail. I wanted to read more, but it was very short which I did not like. He also led a group of 150+ boys to a refugee camp. (Fun fact: Salva is still friends with some of them! They call them the "Lost Boys!") I seriously cannot express the way this book seriously changed my life. It made me realize what people in other countires must go through, and in America we have many riches, even if you live in an apartment. This book made me want to help. And I am, me and my class are raising money for Salva's organazation "Water For South Sudan". (He's alive and very healthy, he also owns that organazation.) Me & my class are going to help BUILD a well in South Sudan! I really cannot express anymore of my gratitude for this book. This book really truly opened my eyes. (Also, I watched a livestream with my class of Salva answering questions that kids from other schools sent in. It was very interesting, that's where I got those fun facts from.) (I know I didn't say much about Niya, the other character in the story. She's about the same as Salva, she opened my eyes and made me see what's REALLY going on in the world right now. It's tragic that people must go through these things.) (A very important fun fact: You pronounce Niya like this: Ne-ya. The author said this in the livestream, I thought that was important.)
I read this book for school and really enjoyed it. it's based off of a true story that takes place inside of a war. I cried reading this book.
Great book! Students really enjoy.
I can only imagine what it was like for them, could I do as well if I had to do what they did???