A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story Paperback – Illustrated, October 4, 2011

Very good and inspiring I really enjoyed reading this and I hope a lot more people do and give it a high rating

This is such a great book and it’s a true story. My 12 year old grandson and I are reading it together.

This story about how two lives intertwined is heartwarming. One perseveres patiently through great difficulties but never loses sight of what is important. The other, a child benefits from and appreciates the first character's perseverance and endurance. This is a beautiful story that teaches the value of persevering through trials, recovering from trials, and moving on to help others. I highly recommend this book for middle school to adult readers. It is very well written, easy to read, and absorbing. I enjoyed reading this book and I'm really glad for what I learned from it.

I thought it was very interesting! I learned a lot from reading this and am a rising 8th grader. I loved how the two stories strung together in the end.

Good read in a few hours. A true story from the Sudan between the Neur and Dinka tribes. Both cattle grazers who have been fighting over their cattle in the beginning with spears and wrist knives. The AK47 changed all that.

Bought this to read with my kids at night. We read between 2-4 chapters per night. The book tells two different stories at the same time so each chapter tells a part on Nya and her getting water and the other part of the chapter talks about Salva a young boy who has to escape war torn Sudan. So far it has been an easy and quick read. We are about two night away from the end. It room longer for my 7 and 9 year old to get into it then my 13 year old. We are at chapter 12 and they all asked me to keep reading to find out what happens next. I think my kids have a hard time grasping the concept that there is more going on in the world then what is right outside their door but I think that this opened their eyes to a word outside their own as this is based on a true story. Quick easy and attention capturing book. Great for tweens and teena alike. Enjoyed reading something outside of our normal fiction genera.

If you love books based on a true story, This book is for you it will have you laughing , and even crying.. It will also show how a determined young boy struggles and determination made a huge difference for many people.

I've been hearing about recent conflicts in Sudan. I'm a grandmother but I still read children's books as a place to start. This is fast moving story. It paints a picture without getting bogged down and kids will find it a good adventure story.