A long walk to water timeline by moriah logan infographic. Newbery medalist linda sue park discusses the true story behind her new book, a long walk to water, a compelling novel that traces the stories of two young people over a generation in sudan. Salvas story is told in the new york times bestseller a long walk to water, by linda sue park. The reader follows the story of salva and nyas journey through sudan with little water, and little family. This is a book for the reader who wants to look behind the headlines. He raised his head slowly and began reading through the names. Nya reaches the water and takes a long walk back to home 2008. The story is told from two perspectives, a girl named nya and a boy named salva.
Newbery medalist linda sue park discusses the true story behind her new book, a long walk to water, a compelling novel that traces the. Salva shouldered his way through the crowd until he was standing in front of the list. Salva dut is based on a real person, and one of the two main characters in a long walk to water. The character of salva dut in a long walk to water from litcharts. The primary character, salva dut, relates his life from a preteenager wandering with groups of other war victims from refugee camp to refugee camp, and then to his new home with his new family in. In a long walk to water, linda sue park weaves together two different characters stories. A war starts to happen and salva has to go to ethipoia on foot 1985 b. A long walk to water by linda sue park is based on the true story of salva dut, one of the lost. A long walk to water is a short novel written by linda sue park and published in 2010. The survival of salva in a long walk to water 842 words. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
A young girl, nya spends much of her waking life walking to and from a large pond, miles away from her familys village. A long walk to water is a creative nonfiction story about the life of one of the lost boys from south sudan during the second sudanese civil war. Quotes from a long walk to water nya and salva s point of views waiting for water. Nya is the other main character in a long walk to water, also based on a real person.
Intertwined with salva s story is that of 11yearold nya, from a rival tribe in southern sudan. A long walk to water by linda sue park is a creative nonfiction story about the life of one of the lost boys from south sudan during the second sudanese civil war. It includes the true story of salva dut whose story is based in 1985. It includes the true story of salva dut whose story is based in 1985, a part of the dinka tribe and a sudanese lost boy, and the fictional story of nya whose story is based in 2008, a young village girl that was a part of the nuer tribe. As a side note, it seemed to me that the author italicized parts of the text throughout the book to indicate salvas voice and inner thoughts. In the novel a long walk to water, salva plays a significant role to the reader in several different contexts. For example, with a long walk to water, im sure some people will see that as a socially relevant book, but for me that was definitely a book about salva. Salva s story is told in the new york times bestseller a long walk to water, by linda sue park. Schools can win a visit from salva through the wfss iron giraffe challenge. As each boy reached the age of about ten years, he was sent off to school. A long walk to water study guide contains a biography of linda sue park, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Both salvas and nyas stories are told with brutal, simple honesty, and they. What makes this book even more special is that one of the stories that of main character salva dut is. Im going to do a summer book group for just three months.
Through alternating chapters, the reader learns the individual stories of salva, a young boy, and nya. A long walk to water summary and study guide supersummary. Park used this book as a platform to support duts program, water for. While salva is at school, rebels come into the village and shoot at the school.
There have been several books about the lost boys of sudan for adults, teens. In a long walk to water, what is salvas role to the. A long walk to water by linda sue park central rappahannock. This book is based on the true life experiences of salva dut who was born in sudan and now lives in rochester, new york. The novel a long walk to water, by linda sue park, is written from two different perspectives. A long walk to water teaches about water conditions in south sudan, africa. This inspired salva to help his father and his country by bringing clean water to those in need. This long walk will take readers into a troubled country, but a country still filled with hope due to people like salva. The character of salva dut in a long walk to water from. Her responsibility is to walk to the pond twice a day every day to fetch water for her family. At the age of eleven, hes forced to flee his village to avoid the ongoing civil war in his country.