Linda Sue Park
Autore di A Single Shard
Sull'Autore
Linda Sue Park was born in Urbana, Illinois on March 25, 1960. She received a B.A. in English from Stanford University. After graduating, she worked as a public-relations writer for a major oil company for two years. She obtained advanced degrees in literature from Trinity College, Dublin in mostra altro Ireland and from the University of London. Before becoming a full-time author, she held numerous jobs including working for an advertising agency, teaching English as a second language to college students, and working as a food journalist. Her first book, Seesaw Girl, was published in 1999. Her other books include The Kite Fighters, Tap Dancing on the Roof: Sijo (Poems), and A Single Shard, which won the 2002 Newbery Medal. She also wrote Storm Warning, which is the ninth book in the 39 Clues series. Her title A Long Walk to Water made the New York Times bestseller list. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: Linda Sue Park gives a presentaiton on the Children's Green Stage at the National Book Festival, August 31, 2019. Photo by David Rice/Library of Congress. By Library of Congress Life - 20190831DR0213.jpg, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=82899176
Serie
Opere di Linda Sue Park
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Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1960-03-25
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Urbana, Illinois, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Rochester, New York, USA
- Istruzione
- Stanford University (English)
Trinity College, Dublin
University of London - Attività lavorative
- novelist
Utenti
Discussioni
(M62'12) A Single Shard, Linda Sue Park in World Reading Circle (Settembre 2012)
Recensioni
"A Long Walk to Water" is a work of historical fiction and history. The narrative swaps between Salva's story, which is the true one, set in the 1980s during the civil war in Sudan. He gets separated from his family and village because of the fighting, and goes on to be one of the "Lost Boys." The other narrative is a work of historical fiction that features Nya in the early 2000s when different organizations try to bring peace and life-changing infrastructure to the people of Sudan. Nya has to walk miles twice a day to retrieve water for her family; Salva has to walk miles to safety after war breaks out in his village.
The story was short and to the point, but a great personal narrative that was just in-depth enough to make the tragedy of what was happening in Sudan a reality to modern readers. Details are not sugar-coated; they are blunt, but they are real.
It's a great work of historical fiction.… (altro)
The story was short and to the point, but a great personal narrative that was just in-depth enough to make the tragedy of what was happening in Sudan a reality to modern readers. Details are not sugar-coated; they are blunt, but they are real.
It's a great work of historical fiction.… (altro)
A really cute picture book on making bibimbap. The story is done in a cute rhyme, and it’s about a child and their mother getting dinner ready. The rhyme goes through the steps of preparing bibimbap, and the end of the book actually has a recipe that grownup and kid can work through together. I only wish there were more steps in the story part - it was so cute, and I feel it’s a great way to teach a kid a recipe.
Short, fun, and a great way for kids to learn a tasty recipe!
Short, fun, and a great way for kids to learn a tasty recipe!
This was so different from anything else I was reading that it took a little bit to get into it. But it was worth the wait. Loved the story, loved the audio-version.
Liste
Best Audiobooks (1)
Asia (1)
Newbery Adjacent (1)
Youth: Diversity (1)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 42
- Opere correlate
- 12
- Utenti
- 18,935
- Popolarità
- #1,154
- Voto
- 4.0
- Recensioni
- 928
- ISBN
- 349
- Lingue
- 14
- Preferito da
- 5
2008. A little eleven year old girl, Nya, ends up unable to enjoy her childhood or go to school because the task of fetching water for her family everyday is hers.
Two different time periods. Two different struggles. But two equally challenging young lives.
Through the dual narrative from the points of view of Salva and Nya, we get a glimpse into the troubles of the Sudanese children. Salva is one of the "Lost Boys", the name given to a group of over 20,000 boys of the Nuer and Dinka ethnic groups. These boys were displaced or orphaned during the Second Sudanese Civil War. Some of the events mentioned are unbelievably horrid but, as the tagline reminds us, the book is based on a true story. Salva Dut is not a fictional character.
The author, Linda Sue Park, is a Korean-American. The story of Salva the character is based on the life of Salva Dut who lives in Rochester, New York, not far away from Park's residence. Park learned of Dut several years ago when her husband, a journalist, began writing about Dut’s non-profit 'Water for Sudan' project, which drills wells to bring clean drinking water to residents in southern Sudan’s remote villages.
While everything in Salva’s story is true, Park admits to toning down some of the graphic details witnessed along his journey out of Sudan. Some events are simply too horrific to believe. If this is the toned down version, I wonder what further horrors Salva might have encountered on his long road to freedom...… (altro)