A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story

What an amazing story of courage and the power of hope and perseverance. I can't begin to imagine what this young man endured. We have it very soft in America! Most countries are very poor . We all need to reach out to others who need our help!!

This was required summer reading for my son before 7th grade, such a quick read with a great story. He couldn’t put it down. I love it’s based on a true story and it opened the dialogue between my son and myself on how life is significantly different in other parts of the world.

A great story every American should read and be thankful for what they have. These projects are exactly the types Jesus wanted all humans to be part of. I recommend this book for all Christians and human beings. A quick and meaningful read.

Great book!!! Bought it for my 4th grade son. We both enjoyed it very much. It tells the story of two people, alternating between them every other chapter. Then it all ties together at the end. Good story and very educational about what people must do just to survive when living with inadequate clean water sources.

I've really enjoyed everything I have read by Linda Sue Park. She is a great writer. This story is particularly captivating as it is based on a true story. I imagine quite a bit of information had to be left off this narrative, and there are probably quite a few stories left untold....Nonetheless, thanks Linda Sue , as always, for a great read.

This story follows the life of two children living in South Sudan, one in 1985 and one in 2008. This read does a great job at relaying information while telling the two individual's stories. It's a great book to open your eyes to see what happens outside of your own life. This book allows both children, and adults to realize that you never have it as bad as you think you do. There is an overarching theme of hope, which is something that everyone can use.

This book was our introduction to the Sudan (home school). It included a lot of the interesting things for children (we are 11 and 8). The boy started out in school, but a shooting had him make an exodus to safety. He had to sleep in a barn one night with other refugees from different tribes (the tribes segregated themselves which we found interesting). His tribe left without him because they thought he would slow them down. He had to travel with an unfamiliar tribe. He found a friend from another tribe to travel with him and found a "honey guide" who led them to honey (and taught a lesson on cooperating with nature) The hero's friend was killed and eaten by a lion and the hero was injured when he stubbed his toe and his toenail fell off. We're not finished yet, but so far this has been an exciting book!

I used this book with my 6th grade homeschoolers and we all thoroughly enjoyed it. We read it as part of our Africa study in geography and it gave us such a new insight into the geography, people, struggles and lifestyles of folks living in certain parts of East Africa. It was also a very inspirational story. When we got to the end, where the two stories come together, both boys GASPED in delighted surprise. We so enjoyed the book that we spent an hour pouring over all the parts of the associated website, watching videos of "the real Salva." Nice job Linda Sue Park!!!

My son truly enjoyed reading this book..I am trying hard to get him into liking to read and this book has really helped me with that. This a great story that teaches you to appreciate so many things that we have in our everyday life and also to realize the struggle that some go through for things we may take for granted. A true heart warmer and feel good read!

My grandson, age 11, read this book in school and recommended it to me. I was amazed and awed by Salva's strength and perseverance through incredible hardships as a young boy about the age of my grandson. I appreciate that his teacher recommended this book; all if us who live relatively easy lives need to know that not all people enjoy the opportunities we have and that we can do our part to help improve the lives of others. My grandson and I will be making a donation to the water project for Christmas this year.

This book is all about “taking things bit by bit, one step at a time.” Linda Sue Park writes two different story lines from the eyes of two different generations; different generations dealing with different hardships both with a common goal to find refuge. As teachers, teaching diversity and moral lessons while appealing to a child’s social, emotional and spiritual needs is hard, but this book not only makes it easier but makes it plausible.
This well written and captivating book is fantastic for young readers: the characters are relatable through not only age but through similar experiences and situations as well. The action and emotional aspect started from page one and didn’t slow down until the last page. This book is great at teaching young readers perseverance because a young Salva learns to “take things bit by bit, one step at a time,” and he instills this motto in the mind of the students.

This book had special meaning for me; my church has supported a missionary who worked with both Dinka and Nuer tribes in South Sudan until she and others were sent home by their various mission boards. We could truly relate to the trials of these two protagonists as they struggled for survival in this war torn part of the world.

My grandson, age 11, read this book in school and recommended it to me. I was amazed and awed by Salva's strength and perseverance through incredible hardships as a young boy about the age of my grandson. I appreciate that his teacher recommended this book; all if us who live relatively easy lives need to know that not all people enjoy the opportunities we have and that we can do our part to help improve the lives of others. My grandson and I will be making a donation to the water project for Christmas this year.

This book is all about “taking things bit by bit, one step at a time.” Linda Sue Park writes two different story lines from the eyes of two different generations; different generations dealing with different hardships both with a common goal to find refuge. As teachers, teaching diversity and moral lessons while appealing to a child’s social, emotional and spiritual needs is hard, but this book not only makes it easier but makes it plausible.
This well written and captivating book is fantastic for young readers: the characters are relatable through not only age but through similar experiences and situations as well. The action and emotional aspect started from page one and didn’t slow down until the last page. This book is great at teaching young readers perseverance because a young Salva learns to “take things bit by bit, one step at a time,” and he instills this motto in the mind of the students.

This book had special meaning for me; my church has supported a missionary who worked with both Dinka and Nuer tribes in South Sudan until she and others were sent home by their various mission boards. We could truly relate to the trials of these two protagonists as they struggled for survival in this war torn part of the world.

This book is assigned for my 7th grader. Being an avid reader myself, I read the entire book within a few hours and was touched by Salva and Nya’s experiences. A great story of Perseverance and determination.

This book can definitely be used to grab reader's interest in the things that happened in Sudan. This book follows one of the Lost Boys and his plight. There is some violence, but I found the message outweighed the violence. The violence was a necessary part of the book as it is what happened. This is a short book and great for readers who are looking for a short, but powerful read.