A long walk to water
(Book)
Author
Published
Boston : Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010.
Physical Desc
121 pages : color map ; 22 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 3
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Status
Arcadia Public Library - Children's Fiction
CPB Fic X Park
2 available
CPB Fic X Park
2 available
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arcadia Public Library - Children's Fiction | CPB Fic X Park | On Shelf |
| Arcadia Public Library - Children's Fiction | CPB Fic X Park | On Shelf |
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Published
Boston : Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010.
Format
Book
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG+
Level 5, 3 Points
Level 5, 3 Points
Notes
General Note
"Based on a true story."
General Note
Includes "A message from Salva Dut, Rochester, New York, 2010" and "Author's note."
Description
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.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR.,MG,5.0,3.0,140710.
Awards
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2011
Awards
Notable Book for a Global Society award winner, 2011
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographical fiction.
Black people -- Sudan -- Juvenile fiction.
Children and war -- Juvenile fiction.
Dinka (African people) -- Sudan -- Juvenile fiction.
Dut, Salva, -- 1974- -- Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction.
Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.
Refugees -- Juvenile fiction.
South Sudan -- Juvenile fiction.
Sudan -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2005 -- Juvenile fiction.
Sudan -- Juvenile fiction.
Survival -- Juvenile fiction.
War -- Juvenile fiction.
War fiction.
Water-supply -- Juvenile fiction.
Black people -- Sudan -- Juvenile fiction.
Children and war -- Juvenile fiction.
Dinka (African people) -- Sudan -- Juvenile fiction.
Dut, Salva, -- 1974- -- Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction.
Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.
Refugees -- Juvenile fiction.
South Sudan -- Juvenile fiction.
Sudan -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2005 -- Juvenile fiction.
Sudan -- Juvenile fiction.
Survival -- Juvenile fiction.
War -- Juvenile fiction.
War fiction.
Water-supply -- Juvenile fiction.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Park, L. S. (2010). A long walk to water . Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Park, Linda Sue. 2010. A Long Walk to Water. Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Park, Linda Sue. A Long Walk to Water Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Park, Linda Sue. A Long Walk to Water Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010.
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