61 pages 2 hours read

Linda Sue Park

A Long Walk to Water

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2010

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Rochester, New York, 2010

This story is based on the life of Salva Dut. In this epilogue, he thanks those who helped him along the way: The Red Cross, the Moore family, St. Paul Episcopal Church, the community of Rochester, and his community college, Monroe. He also thanks the board of Water for Sudan, Inc, and the many rotary and civic clubs as well as individuals. He encourages the young people to persevere as he did.

In an author’s note, Park explains that the war taking place in the story is called the Second Sudanese Civil War. It was between the Arabic-speaking peoples in the northern part of the country against the African tribes in the south. It began in 1983, and many people died, were tortured, or enslaved. It ended in 2002 when the United States passed the Sudan Peace Act, accusing the north of killing over two million people. The South was granted a referendum as to whether or not to secede.

The current Sudanese war in Darfur is separate and not covered under the peace act, but it is also held between Arabic speakers and those identifying themselves as African. Sudan is the largest country in Africa and the 10th largest in the world.