115 pages
"Nya goes to the pond to fetch water for her family. She walks eight hours every day.
Salva walks away from his war-torn village. He is a 'lost boy' refugee, destined to cover Africa on foot, searching for family and safety.
Two young people...two stories.
One country: Sudan.
This mesmerizing dual narrative follows two threads--one unfolding in 2008 and one in 1985--with one hopeful message: that even in a troubled country, determined survivors may find the future they are hoping for." -Back Cover
I picked this book up at my kids' book fair at school. I read it while sitting through jury selection last Monday. I should have taken a longer book since it took 5 1/2 hours to select jurors of which I wound up being one.
This book is good for middle grade readers. I'd like my girls to read it so they understand how blessed they are to not only live in a free country where there isn't the constant threat of war and violence, but also to be able to turn a knob and have running water. As an adult, I wished this book had had more detail. It's hard to cover several years in 115 pages but when you think about walking across a country by yourself and with other boys, it's such a remarkable feat that I would have liked to have read more about that. I could tell the two stories were going to come together many pages before they did and it was a satisfying ending. Again, good for young readers.
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