A Long Walk to Water is a true story about a Sudanese boy named Salva. Taking place in the 1980s in the heart of the South Sudan Civil War, Salva, an 11-year-old boy finds himself having to flee his village and leave his family behind. Alongside Salva's story is the fictional story of Nya, an 11-year-old girl living in South Sudan in the early 2000s. Nya has to walk 2 hours every day from her home in order to collect water from a pond for her family. The two stories intertwine in the end in a heartfelt way that tells a story of perseverance and hope.
It's related to Social Studies since it discusses the South Sudan Civil War and the Lost Boys of Sudan. It can also be related to science because the book discusses problem-solving and the engineering behind delivering water to remote African villages. Salva wants to help his village in the end and starts an organization building wells in African villages.
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