Long Walk to Water : Based on a True Story
, by Park, Linda Sue- ISBN: 9780547577319 | 0547577311
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 10/4/2011
Set in Sudan, this is a novel that tells two storiesone about a contemporary child who spends her days fetching water, the other about one of this African country's "lost boys." Simply and economically written, this account of the experiences of a young Sudanese refugee is suspenseful, poignant, and personal. The ending, which brings together the two separate narrative strands, is unexpected and moving. Includes a map, an afterword by the "lost boy" on whose story this is based (now living in Rochester, NY), and an author's note.