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A long walk to water based on a true story

Park, Linda Sue. (Author).

Summary: 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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  • ISBN: 0547532849
  • ISBN: 9780547532844
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (121 pages) : color map
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  • Publisher: Boston : Clarion Books, 2010.

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Target Audience Note:
720L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 5 3 140710.
Awards Note:
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2011
Source of Description Note:
Description based on print version record.

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