The Fountains of Silence
by Ruta Sepetys • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
Year Published 2019
Word Count 100,174
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 620L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 505502, 15 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- History
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Secrets--Fiction
- 20th century
- Secrecy
- Franco, Francisco
- Spain--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction
- Dictatorship--Fiction
- Hotels, motels, etc
- Young Adult Fiction | Historical | Europe
- Dictatorship
- Photography--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Politics & Government
- Young Adult Fiction | Romance | Historical
- Franco, Francisco, 1892-1975--Fiction
- Madrid (Spain)--History--Fiction
- Hotels, motels, etc.--Fiction
- Photography
- Madrid (Spain)
- Spain--History--20th century--Fiction
- Spain
- Young Adult Fiction
- Secrets
- Lists With This Book
- Winter Reading List for Teens
- Strength Through Relationships - 11-12
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Author Interviews 11
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Book Readings 2
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Vocabulary Resources 2
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2026
History Selection, 2020
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2025
Selection, 2019
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