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A Long Walk to Water

By: Linda Sue Park
Narrated by: David Baker, Cynthia Bishop
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Audie Award Finalist, Children's Titles for Ages 8-12, 2014

In 1985 southern Sudan is ravaged by war. Rebels and government forces battle for control, with ordinary people…people like the boy, Salva Dut…caught in the middle. When Salva's 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."

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Emotional story that will be fantastic for students to help them understand what other cultures go through to be safe.

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I loved it. So emotional and a true inspirational story for all viewers too. Amazing.

So Heart Warming

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This is a great story, and well written. unfortunately the production really let's it down. Both voices are inauthentic, and some of the effects added on are cliche.

Wonderful story, badly read.

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