Salt to the Sea
by Ruta Sepetys
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Adventure
- Historical Fiction
Year Published 2016
Word Count 65,614
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 560L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 179545, 10 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Refugees
- World War, 1939-1945
- Young Adult Fiction | Historical | Military & Wars
- World War, 1939-1945--Fiction
- Young adult fiction
- World War, 1939-1945--Juvenile fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Historical | Europe
- Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure | Survival Stories
- Refugees--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Holocaust and World War II
- Fiction Books, 9-10
- Death & Loss
- Sample: StudyForge
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
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Book Readings 1
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Awards & Distinctions 13
![Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2024](/images/awards/32.jpg.pagespeed.ce.6IBWCp5ke6.jpg)
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2024
Finalist, 2017
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Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Winner, 2017
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CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
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Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2017
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Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Young Adult Winner, 2017
![Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024](/images/awards/146.png.pagespeed.ce.Mab2xOF0V-.png)
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Top 10 Selection, 2017
![Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024](/images/awards/106.png.pagespeed.ce.IIJpUzfmkT.png)
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2017
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Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2017
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Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
History Selection, 2016
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Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Audiobooks Selection, 2016
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SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2016
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Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2023
Young Adult Selection, 2016
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