A Long Walk to Water
A book for ages 11 and up about Salva Dut (based on a true story)
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- A book about Salva Dut (based on a true story), by Linda Sue Park.
Why it matters
- For families listening together with children aged 11 and up.
Key facts
- Ages
- 11 and up; Common Sense Media 11+ (publisher 10-18)1
- Audiobook read by
- David Baker and Cynthia Bishop2
- Audiobook length
- 2 h 41 min2
- Published
- 2010, Clarion Books1
- Content to know about
- A lot of violence from Sudan's civil war: bombings, burnings, guns and machetes. A child is eaten by a lion, a boy is killed by a crocodile and Salva's uncle is shot dead. No sex, language or drugs.1
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- Linda Sue Park
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