The Question and Answer section for A Long Walk to Water is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
From the text:
Salva had never seen so many people in one place at the same time.
The refugee camp at Itang was filled with people of all ages— men, women, girls, small children..... but most of the refugees were boys and young men who had run...
I think that the text font is different between the two character stories.
Very little in America will seem familiar to Salva. He will have to learn a new language and culture. He will have to live in a predominantly white culture as a young black man: not always an easy thing. Salva also finds a family that adopts him...
