The Fountains of Silence
by Ruta Sepetys
21 Total Resources 3 Awards 19 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- 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, 15.0 AR Points
- 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
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Ruta Sepetys
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Author 3
Author Interviews 9
Interview with Ruta Sepetys
Created by CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Book Awards
Interview with Ruta Sepetys
Created by Marie Claire
Interview with Ruta Sepetys
Created by Ruta Sepetys
Guest post by Ruta Sepetys
Created by BookPage
Interview with Ruta Sepetys
Created by Intellectual Freedom Blog
Interview with Ruta Sepetys
Created by YALSA - The Hub
Interview with Ruta Sepetys
Created by We Are YA
Interview with Ruta Sepetys
Created by Mackin Community
Interview with Ruta Sepetys
Created by Politics and Prose
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Discussion Guide from Penguin Publishing Group USA
Created by Penguin Publishing Group USA
Book Readings 2
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by various narrators
Created by Penguin Random House
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by various narrators
Created by Books On Tape® / Listening Library
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Penguin Teen
Created by Penguin Teen
Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
Created by Vocabulary.com
Awards & Distinctions 3
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
History Selection, 2020
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Selection, 2020
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2019
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