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What has Linda Sue Park written?

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What has Linda Sue Park written?

Linda Sue Park is the author of many books for young readers, including the 2002 Newbery Medal winner A Single Shard and the New York Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water. Her most recent title is Prairie Lotus, a historical fiction middle-grade novel.

Who is Linda Sue Park married to?

Ben Dobbinm. 1984
Linda Sue Park/Spouse

What books did Linda Sue make?

Novels

  • Seesaw Girl (1999)
  • The Kite Fighters (2000) Junior Library Guild Selection, Spring 2000.
  • A Single Shard (2001) Newbery Medal 2002.
  • When My Name Was Keoko (2002) Jane Addams Honor citation.
  • Project Mulberry (2005)
  • Archer’s Quest (2006)
  • Click: One novel ten authors, chapter one (2007)
  • Keeping Score (2008)

Did Linda Sue Park have children?

In addition to taking classes, Park had two children, Anna and Sean. She also taught English as a Second Language to college students, and tried her hand at a number of writing jobs.

Why did Linda Sue Park write a long walk to water?

The back-breaking work of walking eight hours a day, in 100-degree weather, simply to find water for their family is not something today’s American teens can readily relate to. But that’s exactly why Park wanted to write this story. “It’s just a matter of awareness,” she says.

What was Linda Sue’s first writing piece?

Linda Sue Park’s first published piece was a haiku in a children’s magazine when she was 9 years old, for which she was paid a dollar. She framed the check and has never cashed it. After graduating from Stanford, she took a job as a public relations writer for a major oil company.

What is Linda Sue’s birthday?

March 25, 1960 (age 61 years)
Linda Sue Park/Date of birth

Is Nya a real person?

Is Nya a real person? Nya is not a real person. She is a fictional representation of many children who live in South Sudan.

Is Salva a boy or a girl?

It blends the true story of Salva Dut whose story is based in 1985, a part of the Dinka tribe and a Sudanese Lost Boy, and the fictional story of Nya whose story is based in 2008, a young village girl that was a part of the Nuer tribe.

Is a long walk to water a true story?

A Long Walk to Water is based on the true story of Salva, one of some 3,800 Sudanese “Lost Boys” airlifted to the United States beginning in the mid 1990s. This poignant story of Salva’s life is told side-by-side with the story of Nya, a young girl who lives today in one of those villages.

Is Salva and Nya real people?

How old is Nya in Ninjago?

Like the majority of her fellow ninja, Nya is in her late teens. She is two years younger than Kai. During the events of the pilot and Season 1, she was at least 14 years of age. As the most recent events take place three to four years after the events of Season 2, she is most likely around 17.

What are the names of Linda Sue Park’s books?

Linda Sue Park is the author of many books for young readers, including the 2002 Newbery Medal winner A Single Shard and the New York Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water. Her most recent title is Prairie Lotus, a historical fiction middle-grade novel.

How many countries did Linda Sue Park visit?

In her travels to promote reading and writing, she has visited more than 30 countries and 49 states. Linda Sue knows very well that she will never be able to read every great book ever written, but she keeps trying anyway. Born: 1960, in Urbana Illinois, to parents who had immigrated from Korea.

Where was Linda Sue Park born and raised?

Linda Sue knows very well that she will never be able to read every great book ever written, but she keeps trying anyway. Born: 1960, in Urbana Illinois, to parents who had immigrated from Korea. One brother, one sister.

How old was Linda Sue Park when she wrote her first poem?

Park published her first poem when she was nine years old for Trailblazer magazine. Through elementary and high school, she continued to publish poems in magazines for children and young people.