A Long Walk to Water Contributor(s): Park, Linda Sue (Author) |
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ISBN: 0547251270 ISBN-13: 9780547251271 Publisher: Clarion Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: November 2010 |
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BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Africa - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Orphans & Foster Homes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCCN: 2009048857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 10-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 5-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 720(Not Available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.84" W x 8.41" L (0.58 lbs) 128 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Chronological Period - 1980's - Cultural Region - East Africa - Ethnic Orientation - African - Cultural Region - African - Ethnic Orientation - African American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award, Nominee, Grades 4-8, 2015 North Carolina Children's Book Award, Nominee, Junior Book, 2013 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2013 Virginia Readers Choice Award, Nominee, Middle School, 2014 Young Hoosier Book Award, Nominee, Middle Grades, 2013 Golden Sower Award, Nominee, Young Adult, 2013 Nutmeg Book Award, Nominee, Teen, 2013 South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award, Nominee, Junior Book, 2012 Kentucky Bluegrass Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2012 Black-Eyed Susan Award, Nominee, Grades 4-6, 2011 Volunteer State Book Awards, Runner-Up, Middle School, 2012 Jane Addams Children's Book Award, Winner, Books for Older Children, 2011 Nene Award, Nominee, Children's Fiction, 2013 Sasquatch Award, Nominee, Children/Young Adult, 2013 Flicker Tale Children's Book Award, Nominee, Juvenile, 2012 Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2013 Sunshine State Young Reader's Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Citations: Booklist 09/01/2010 pg. 97 Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2010 Publishers Weekly 10/18/2010 School Library Journal 11/01/2010 pg. 123 Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2010 - Recommended - Hard To Beat Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2010 Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2011 pg. 98 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2011 pg. 79 BookPage 11/01/2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 140710 Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
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Publisher Description: The New York Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two eleven-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours' walk from her home: she makes two trips to the pond every day. The boy, Salva, becomes one of the lost boys of Sudan, refugees who cover the African continent on foot as they search for their families and for a safe place to stay. Enduring every hardship from loneliness to attack by armed rebels to contact with killer lions and crocodiles, Salva is a survivor, and his story goes on to intersect with Nya's in an astonishing and moving way. |
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Contributor Bio(s): Park, Linda Sue: - Linda Sue Park is the author of bestseller A Long Walk to Water as well as the Newbery Medal book A Single Shard and many other acclaimed novels and picture books. She lives in Rochester, NY. www.lspark.com, Twitter: @LindaSuePark. |
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