Salt to the Sea
by Ruta Sepetys
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Adventure
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
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
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Awards & Distinctions 13
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, 2009-2024
Finalist, 2017
Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Winner, 2017
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2017
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2024
Young Adult Winner, 2017
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2024
Top 10 Selection, 2017
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2017
Young Adult Favorites Award, 2015-2024
Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
History Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Audiobooks Selection, 2016
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2016
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Young Adult Selection, 2016
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