A Long Walk to Water
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A Long Walk to Water

by Linda Sue Park

2008•Historical•132 pages

Taste attributes: historicaldramateenheavyrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalunlikely connectionsrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, moving historical novel, heavy rather than light. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.5 / 5

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About This Book

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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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HistoricalDramaTeenHuman spirit/resilience/survivalUnlikely connectionsRescue/escape/jeopardy

Subjects

RefugeesSurvivalBlacksAfrica, eastWaterJuvenile fictionHistorySurvival skills

Details

Author
Linda Sue Park
Published
2008
Pages
132
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