Salva and Nya thirst for more than the water as their parallel stories unfold in Linda Sue Park A Long Walk To Water. Even Though there stories are far apart Sudan's struggle is still a active problem. Salva spent most of his childhood without his family to point him in the right direction. From the time he was young until he was a young adult he spent many hours in a day for months at a time walking away from the war that was ravaging his home country. His childhood was filled with the fear, loss, hunger, thirst and little hope. However, he used his leadership skills to guide his fellow refugees in the right direction to hope. Linda Sue Park also shares the story of a young girl named Nya that spent eight hours each day for about nine months
