a story based on a true story and real people. 

this book tells two stories - one smaller portion is about a girl who’s entire day is filled with her walking to get water for her and her family from a pond hours away from where they live. the second part is about a boy who tries to survive in a war filled area, walking seemingly endlessly trying to find safety and his family that he had no idea if they are even still alive or not.

for such a small page count this book tells a lot, most of it sad and horrific to be reminded that there are a lot of children that go through those things. 

it’s simply written but that works for the story and it doesn’t need more or stronger words to deliever the impactful story it tells.

defiantly a book that should be read and discussed in school and shared with kids at some point but also read as adults. 

not only to remember that in so many ways most of us do have pretty easy lives -just with the simply every day things we don’t even thing about like our easy water access. 

but also to remind everyone that we need to help each other out.