這部《紐約時報》暢銷小說排行榜冠軍受到數百萬讀者的喜愛，講述了一個關於毅力和希望的強有力的故事。紐伯瑞獎章得主琳達·蘇·帕克 (Linda Sue Park) 講述了兩個蘇丹兒童克服致命危險改善自己和他人生活的故事。
《漫漫尋水路》以兩個故事開篇，交替講述蘇丹的兩個十一歲男孩的故事，一個女孩發生在 2008 年，一個男孩發生在 1985 年。女孩尼亞 (Nya) 正在從家裡步行兩小時的池塘取水：她每天要去池塘兩次。這個名叫薩爾瓦的男孩成為了蘇丹「迷失男孩」之一，這些難民徒步穿越非洲大陸，尋找家人和安全的住所。
薩爾瓦忍受了各種艱辛，從孤獨到武裝叛亂分子的襲擊，再到與殺人獅子和鱷魚的接觸，他都是倖存者，他的故事與尼亞的故事以令人驚訝和感動的方式交織在一起。包括作者琳達·蘇·帕克 (Linda Sue Park) 和現實生活中的薩爾瓦·杜特 (Salva Dut) 所寫的後記，小說以他為原型，他後來創立了南蘇丹供水組織。
Cherished by millions of readers, this #1 New York Times bestselling novel is a powerful tale of perseverance and hope. Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park interweaves the stories of two Sudanese children who overcome mortal dangers to improve their lives and the lives of others.
A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two eleven-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours’ walk from her home: she makes two trips to the pond every day. The boy, Salva, becomes one of the ＂lost boys＂ of Sudan, refugees who cover the African continent on foot as they search for their families and for a safe place to stay.
Enduring every hardship from loneliness to attack by armed rebels to contact with killer lions and crocodiles, Salva is a survivor, and his story goes on to intersect with Nya’s in an astonishing and moving way. Includes an afterword by author Linda Sue Park and the real-life Salva Dut, on whom the novel is based, and who went on to found Water for South Sudan.
