61 pages 2 hours read

Linda Sue Park

A Long Walk to Water

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2010

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Essay Topics

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The author combines two parallel plots that only connect at the end. How do they connect? What does that connection demonstrate?

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What is the significance of Uncle Jewiir? What part does he play in Salva's life and personal philosophy?

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Though the travelers never encounter the war itself, they are constantly running from it. What does Park seem to be saying about the unnamed casualties of war?