In chapter 1, there was a war between North and South Sudan. Salva had to run away from school and home.
Salva's Journey Timeline
In chapter 2, the war was still going on and Salva got put into a group with women and children, but they then abandoned him which makes him feel alone again.
In chapter 3, Salva finds a women who helps Salva get food and supplies. He thinks that she would be her new family. At the end of chapter Salva finds a new Dinka group.
In chapter 5, Salva meets a friend named Mariel. He is the same age as Salva. At the end of chapter 5 Salva gets his named called and he stared in amazement.
In chapter 6, Salva is traveling with his group and meets his Uncle. He is the youngest brother of Salva's father. Salva's uncle then says he will look after him.
In chapter 7, Salva realizes that Mariel is dead, but they keep moving. They come along a river. They start building boats to get across the Nile.
At the end of chapter 6, Salva doesn't see Mariel and thinks he is dead.
In chapter 8, Salva and Uncle travel on the Nile River to an island. When they get there they notice that there are lots of mosquitoes and there are nets for people to sleep in. They then leave the island and make it to a long journey across the desert.
In chapter 10, it was the groups third day in the desert and by sunset they would make it to the refugee camp in Ethiopia. All the sudden, shots run out and Salva's uncle dies.
In chapter 9, Salva's uncle keeps telling Salva to just keep moving and motivates him to never give up. This is important because without the motivation Salva could have gave up.
In chapter 11, Salva arrived in the refugee camp in Ethiopia. When he arrives, he noticed a women that looked like his mother at the end of chapter 11.
In chapter 13, Salva in forced into the Gilo River with crocodiles. He had no choice and jump in the water. A young boy then trys to drown Salva, but ends up getting shot and saving Salva's life.
In chapter 13, Salva them makes it across the river and finds out now that he is a teenager, he is a leader. He lead 15,000 boys to a refugee camp in Kenya. He gave each boy a job. It took them a year and a half to get the the camp and only 12,000 boys made it.
In chapter 14, Salva meets an aid worker named Michael. He is from Ireland. He starts to teach Salva how to read, speak english, and play volleyball.
In chapter 14, the camp has rumors going around about people going to America. He then saw his name on the list and found out he was going to America.
In chapter 15, Salva gets in a truck to take him to his first flight. He got lots of new clothes because it is winter in New York. He gets off the flight and finally meets his new family.
In chapter 16, Salva gets a email from his cousin who works for a relief agency. The email said that they have found Salva's father and he is having stomach surgery. Salva then decides to fly to Sudan to see his father.
In chapter 17, Salva visits his father. He finds out how drinking contaminated water for so long he had guinea worms.
In chapter 17, after Salva visits his father, he got the idea to have a foundation where people can have fresh drinking water. He then speaks in front of many schools.
In chapter 18, Salva created a water pump and a school for Nya's village. This is important because now people can get education and fresh water without walking 8 hours everyday.