Includes afterwords from Linda Sue Park and Salva Dut.
Hard copy version record.
Summary
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 ...
