A review by debhall945
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park

4.0

A very quick read, this is a fictionalized account of one of the lost boys of Sudan. It is largely based on the life of a boy who is separated from his family when his small, remote village is attacked. He narrowly escapes with his life and joins others who flee Sudan and ultimately end of in a refugee camp in Ethiopia. When that camp is abruptly shut down, the refugees are once again thrust into a long, chaotic journey to safety, ultimately ending up in another refugee camp in Kenya. The author provides two narratives in the book which connects in the end. One narrative is the lost boy and the other the story of a young girl who spends her day walking back and forth from a distant water hole to provide the necessary water for her family's survival. It's a good read.