A great choice for middle school readers, A Long Walk to Water by Newberry award-winner Linda Sue Park introduces two true stories set in Sudan.
One story belongs to a Lost Boy named Salva who, separated from his family by war in Southern Sudan, manages to survive and immigrate to the United States, where he learns English, attends college, and establishes a foundation that installs water wells in Sudanese villages. Park also tells the story of Nya, a girl living in one of the villages Salva's foundation serves today.
Watch this video trailer to learn more about how Park met Salva and decided to write his story. Then learn vocabulary from the novel as you read, with A Long Walk to Water Vocabulary Chapters 1-3, Chapters 4-8, Chapters 9-13, Chapter 14-Notes.
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