A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story

In 1985 southern Sudan is ravaged by war. Rebels and government forces battle for control with ordinary peoplepeople like the boy Salva Dutcaught in the middle. When Salvas village is attacked he must embark on a harrowing journey that will propel him through horror and heartbreak across a harsh desert and into a strange new life. Years later in contemporary South Sudan a girl named Nya must walk eight hours a day to fetch water. The walk is grueling but there is unexpected hope. How these two stories intersect is told in this fascinating dual narrative performed by David Baker and Cynthia Bishop with the assistance of dialect coach James Achueil…who actually made the same journey across Africa when he was one of the Lost Boys of the Sudan. This true story is an amazing adventure with a wonderful conclusion. Great for classroom discussions it is literature drawn from the real world!