In A Long Walk To Water By: Linda Sue Park, Salva is a young boy when he is forced to walk from his home in Southern Sudan all the way to Ethiopia then to Kenya. As a result of a raging civil war, Salva finds himself in the midst of many dangers as he tries to find his family and safety. Facing many fears, Salva is alone, still clinging to the hope that his family is still alive. Salve isnt the only character in the book that suffers great hardship. Nya lives in a small village in Southern Sudan. She has to walk all day to get to a lake for water most of the year.
