A long walk to water : based on a true story
(Book)
Author
Published
Boston : Clarion Books, 2010.
Format
Book
ISBN
9780547577319, 0547577311, 0547251270 (HRD), 9780547251271 (HRD), 1451733941, 9781451733945 (Paw Prints)
Physical Desc
121 pages : color map ; 22 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
720L
Appears on these lists
Status
Parsippany Library (Main Library) - Juvenile Fiction - Summer/Reading List
J FICTION PARK
5 available
J FICTION PARK
5 available
Parsippany Library (Main Library) - Teen/YA Fiction - Summer/Reading List
J FICTION PARK
1 available
J FICTION PARK
1 available
Lake Hiawatha Library - Juvenile Fiction - Summer/Reading List
J FICTION PARK
3 available
J FICTION PARK
3 available
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Parsippany Library (Main Library) - Juvenile Fiction - Summer/Reading List | J FICTION PARK | Available |
| Parsippany Library (Main Library) - Juvenile Fiction - Summer/Reading List | J FICTION PARK | Available |
| Parsippany Library (Main Library) - Juvenile Fiction - Summer/Reading List | J FICTION PARK | Available |
| Parsippany Library (Main Library) - Juvenile Fiction - Summer/Reading List | J FICTION PARK | Available |
| Parsippany Library (Main Library) - Juvenile Fiction - Summer/Reading List | J FICTION PARK | Available |
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bernards Township Library - Juvenile Fiction | JFICTION PARK | Available |
| Boonton Holmes Library - Juvenile Fiction | JUV FIC PARK | Available |
| Bunnvale Library - Juvenile Fiction | PARK | Available |
| Butler Library - Juvenile Fiction | J FICTION PARK | Available |
| Chatham Borough-Chatham Township Library - Juvenile Fiction | JFICTION PAR | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographical fiction.
Black people -- Sudan -- Juvenile fiction.
Children and war -- Juvenile fiction.
Dut, Salva, -- 1974- -- Juvenile fiction.
Historical 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 for South Sudan, Inc.
Water-supply -- Juvenile fiction.
Black people -- Sudan -- Juvenile fiction.
Children and war -- Juvenile fiction.
Dut, Salva, -- 1974- -- Juvenile fiction.
Historical 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 for South Sudan, Inc.
Water-supply -- Juvenile fiction.
More Details
Published
Boston : Clarion Books, 2010.
Language
English
ISBN
9780547577319, 0547577311, 0547251270 (HRD), 9780547251271 (HRD), 1451733941, 9781451733945 (Paw Prints)
Accelerated Reader
MG+
Level 5, 3 Points
Level 5, 3 Points
Lexile measure
720
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.
Target Audience
720L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR.,MG,5.0,3.0,140710.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,Grades 5-8,5,3,SD,Quiz 140710,English fiction.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,MG+,5.0,3,140710
Awards
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2011
Awards
Notable Book for a Global Society award winner, 2011
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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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