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A long walk to water : based on a true story
(Book)
Author
Published
Boston : Clarion Books, 2010.
ISBN
9780547251271, 0547251270, 9780547577319 (pbk.), 0547577311 (pbk.), 1451733941 (PawPrnts), 9781451733945 (PawPrnts)
Physical Desc
121 pages : col. map ; 22 cm.
Appears on these lists
Status
Brookline Putterham - Children's
J Park, Linda
1 available
J Park, Linda
1 available
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Brookline - Children's | J Park, Linda | Checked Out |
| Brookline Putterham - Children's | J Park, Linda | On Shelf |
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acton - Children's | J Fic Park | On Shelf |
| Acton - Children's | J Fic Park | Billed |
| Arlington - Children's | J FIC PAR | Checked Out |
| Arlington - Teen | TEEN FIC PARK, L. | On Shelf |
| Arlington Fox - Children's | J FIC PAR | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
Boston : Clarion Books, 2010.
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9780547251271, 0547251270, 9780547577319 (pbk.), 0547577311 (pbk.), 1451733941 (PawPrnts), 9781451733945 (PawPrnts)
Accelerated Reader
MG+
Level 5, 3 Points
Level 5, 3 Points
Notes
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.
Target Audience
Grades 6 & up.
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
Black people -- Sudan -- Juvenile fiction.
Children and war -- Juvenile fiction.
Dut, Salva, -- 1974- -- Juvenile 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 stories -- Juvenile fiction.
Water-supply -- Juvenile fiction.
Children and war -- Juvenile fiction.
Dut, Salva, -- 1974- -- Juvenile 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 stories -- Juvenile 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: based on a true story . Clarion Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Park, Linda Sue. 2010. A Long Walk to Water: Based On a True Story. Clarion Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Park, Linda Sue. A Long Walk to Water: Based On a True Story Clarion Books, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Park, Linda Sue. A Long Walk to Water: Based On a True Story Clarion Books, 2010.
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