Title:
The fountains of silence : a novel / Ruta Sepetys.
Format:
Book
Target Audience Note:
HL620L Lexile
Decoding: 5 (very hard) Vocabulary: 5 (very hard) Sentences: 5 (very hard) Patterns: 5 (very hard) Lexile
Author:
Sepetys, Ruta, author.
Publisher, Date:
New York : Philomel Books, 2019.
©2019
Description:
495 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary:
-Madrid, 1957- Under the oppressive dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, Spain is hiding a dark secret. Meanwhile, tourists and foreign businessmen flood into Spain under the welcoming promise of sunshine and wine. Among them is eighteen-year-old Daniel Matheson, the son of an oil tycoon, who arrives in Madrid with his parents hoping to connect with the country of his mother's birth through the lens of his camera. Photography - and fate - introduce him to Ana, whose family's interweaving obstacles reveal the lingering grasp of the Spanish Civil War, as well as chilling definitions of fortune and fear. Daniel's photographs leave him with uncomfortable questions amidst shadows of danger. He is backed into a corner of difficult decisions to protect those he loves. Lives and hearts collide, revealing an incredibly dark side to the sunny Spanish city. Master storyteller Ruta Sepetys once again shines light into one of history's darkest corners in this epic, heartwrenching novel about identity, unforgettable love, repercussions of war, and the hidden violence of struggles in Spain. Includes vintage media reports, oral history commentary, photos, and more. -- From dust jacket.
Availability:
2 (of 5)
Current Holds:
0
Subjects:
Franco, Francisco, 1892-1975 -- Juvenile fiction.
Franco, Francisco, 1892-1975 -- Fiction.
Franco, Francisco, 1892-1975
1900-1999
Dictatorship -- Juvenile fiction.
Hotels -- Juvenile fiction.
Photography -- Juvenile fiction.
Secrecy -- Juvenile fiction.
Americans -- Spain -- Juvenile fiction.
Government, Resistance to -- Juvenile fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Dictatorship -- Fiction.
Hotels, motels, etc. -- Fiction.
Photography -- Fiction.
Secrets -- Fiction.
Spain -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Madrid (Spain) -- History -- Juvenile fiction.
Madrid (Spain) -- History -- Fiction.
Spain -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Espagne -- Histoire -- 20e siècle -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Spain -- Madrid
Spain
Spain -- History -- Juvenile fiction.
Spain -- History -- Fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Young adult works
Romance fiction
Historical fiction
Fiction
History
Juvenile works
Historical fiction.
Romance fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Novels.
Historical fiction.
Romance fiction.
ISBN:
9780399160318
0399160310
9780593116708
0593116704
9780593115251
0593115252
* 9780593174511
Call Number:
YA HIST SEPETYS