My Review of The Book: A Long Walk to Water

I loved reading this book. I didn't know that there were so many wars and they happen so frequently. For me, war books are very hard to read and whatever the characters are suffering, I feel like I'm with them too.This book is a duo narrative and talks about a girl named Nya and a boy named Salva. Salva deals with the escape and run away part and Nya deals with one necessary thing that everyone needs. It's one of the simplest things you can think of and it's in the title. Water.

This book addresses how at first, how Nya had to walk eight hours to fetch water for her family. But when the war came, her family moved over to another place to avoid all of the fighting. The negative side is the water is really bad. Nya had to dig to find water and most of the time, it was mixed with mud. Later, her sister got very ill due to the poor water.

Meanwhile, Salva had his own problems. He had run away and was nowhere near family. In his pack he later found his uncle which gave him relief. He then made a friend. When his friend gets killed and his uncle got shot, he had to rely on himself again.

This book narrates the struggles for both of them but luckily at the end, it works out for both Nya and Salva. This book may seem challenging but I read it 3 times so I could understand. I also read it because of a reading club. Overall, I would definitely recommend this book to anyone; especially 5th graders to 6th graders.