A review by askoda
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park

5.0

A Long Walk to Water is a must read. I said what I said.

Linda Sue Park wove together two stories with our heartstrings. In her brief novel, Park discusses what it means to be human. She discusses the desperate measures people have to take just to survive.

Park illustrates the heartbreaking and triumphant story of a Lost Boy of Sudan. Salva Dut refuses to give up even though there is one life threatening challenge after another. He shows strength and resilience when most would choose the easy route of giving up. Park reminds readers how lucky we are to not have to witness the atrocities Salva does- we will never know heartbreak the way he knows it.

Yet, Park also reminds readers that when there is a will, there is a way. She reminds us to never stop trying to better the world around us.