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A long walk to water by Linda Sue Park discusses the story of a girl named Nya and her journey to find water. First, Nya, 11, walks half a day everyday 1 or 2 times in the blazing heat to fetch water at a pond in Southern Sudan for her and her family to survive. Secondly, Nyas family leaves 5 months a year to live by the big lake to survive. Also Nya's little sister Akeer had a horrible stomachache she couldn't even speak Nya said that she has seen it before it starts with a stomachache then diarrhea then were debating taking her to the doctors. After they decided to take Akeer to the doctors they gave her medicine she was getting better they said she got sick from drinking dirty water and she needs to be drink clean water now. After that they
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