Summary of A Long Walk to Water

Summary of  A Long Walk to Water 

The book A Long Walk to Water written by Linda Sue Park, is two stories into one. Both stories take place in Southern Sudan. The book is about Nya's story and Salva's story. Nya's story takes place in 2008-2009. Salva's story, takes place in 1985-2007. Both stories are about the tragedies that happened and still are happening in Sudan. Nya is an 11 year old girl who has to walk every day to get water, there and back, each way about 8 hours. She walks on the hot, rocky desert ground with thorns and plants, with no shoes. She carries the water in a jar on her head. Finally, people came to drill a well in their village with clean water, not the dirty pond water they have to drink. Salva's story starts out when he is only a little boy, around 11 years old. His story is about the war in Sudan. During school one day his village was attacked. He was separated by all of his friends and family while on his journey to refugee camps. He was all alone, only with strangers who he'd never seen before in his life. During his journey he experiences tragedies that he will never be able to forget. When he was 19 years old he was shipped to Rochester, New York in America. He wanted to go back to Sudan and help those who were in need. The theme of the book is to always stay strong, no matter what. In the end, everything will be okay.