這部《紐約時報》暢銷書排行榜冠軍小說深受數百萬讀者喜愛，講述了一個關於毅力和希望的感人故事。紐伯瑞獎章得主琳達·蘇·帕克將兩個蘇丹兒童的故事交織在一起，講述了他們克服重重危險，改善自身和他人生活的故事。
《漫漫尋水路》以兩個故事開篇，交替講述兩個蘇丹的十一歲男孩的故事：一個女孩發生在2008年，一個男孩發生在1985年。女孩尼亞正在一個離家兩小時路程的池塘取水：她每天要去池塘兩次。男孩薩爾瓦成為了蘇丹「迷失男孩」中的一員，這些難民徒步穿越非洲大陸，尋找家人和安全的棲身之所。
薩爾瓦歷經千辛萬苦，從孤獨到武裝叛亂分子的攻擊，再到與兇猛的獅子和鱷魚的接觸，最終成為了倖存者。他的故事與尼亞的故事交織在一起，令人震驚又感人。本書收錄了作者琳達·蘇·帕克的後記，以及小說原型薩爾瓦·杜特的真實人物——他後來創立了「南蘇丹之水」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.
