A Long Walk To Water
A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story by Linda Sue Park
This novel is based on the true story of Salva, one of approximately
3,800 Sudanese "Lost Boys" airlifted to the United States beginning in the mid
1990s.
To read the first few pages, click on the book cover at left.
Below, author Park discusses her book alongside inspiration Salva Dut.
This novel is based on the true story of Salva, one of approximately
3,800 Sudanese "Lost Boys" airlifted to the United States beginning in the mid
1990s.
To read the first few pages, click on the book cover at left.
Below, author Park discusses her book alongside inspiration Salva Dut.
Further reading:
United Nations magazine article on Water for South Sudan New York Times article on The Lost Boys |
Water for South Sudan: Drilling Wells, Transforming Lives |
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January, 2014 Update on Sudan
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