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§Author· 1 book
Linda Sue Park
Linda Sue Park is the author of many books for young readers, including the 2002 Newbery Medal winner A Single Shard and the NY Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water. Her most recent titles are Gracie Under the Waves, a contemporary middle-grade novel about a girl who loves snorkeling, illustrated by Maxine Vee; My Book and Me, a picture book about the joys of books and reading illustrated by the celebrated Caldecott-Medal artist Chris Raschka; and Smiling Eyes, a lively rhyming text picture book illustrated by Lenny Wen, a joyous celebration of eyes, featuring a variety of Asian eye shapes and hues, for a little boy whose ordinary day is filled with the joys and surprises of seeing and being seen.
Linda Sue is the founder and curator of Allida Books, an imprint of HarperCollins. She serves on the advisory boards of We Need Diverse Books and the Rabbit hOle museum project, and created the kiBooka website, to highlight children’s books created by the Korean diaspora. Follow her on Instagram @parklindasue
(Website: www.lindasuepark.com)
§All Books
A Long Walk to Water
Linda Sue Park, 2009
53 ratings
§ About Linda Sue Park's books
- Books on SansFiction
- 1
- Published
- 2009
- Average rating
- 4.3 / 5 across 53 ratings
- Genres
- Adventure, Classics, Fiction, History
The book: A Long Walk to Water (2009)
A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about a girl in Sudan in 2008 and a boy in Sudan 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.
Common questions about Linda Sue Park
- Who is Linda Sue Park?
- Linda Sue is the founder and curator of Allida Books, an imprint of HarperCollins. She serves on the advisory boards of We Need Diverse Books and the Rabbit hOle museum project, and created the kiBooka website, to highlight children’s books created by the Korean diaspora. Follow her on Instagram @parklindasue
- What is Linda Sue Park best known for?
- Linda Sue Park is best known for A Long Walk to Water, published in 2009 with 53 ratings and a 4.3 average. It is the most-rated of Linda Sue Park's books on SansFiction.
- What genres does Linda Sue Park write?
- Linda Sue Park's books on SansFiction are tagged Adventure, Classics, Fiction and History.