num_pages: 144
description: The Dry Creek Middle School drinking fountain has sprung a leak, so principal Walter Russ dashes off a request to Flowing Waters Fountains, Etc....We need a new drinking fountain. Please send a catalog.Designer Flo Waters responds:"I'd be delighted...but please understand that all of my fountains are custom-made."Soon the fountain project takes on a life of its own, one chronicled in letters, postcards, memos, transcripts, and official documents. The school board president is up in arms. So is Dee Eel, of the water-supply company. A scandal is brewing, and Mr. Sam N.'s fifth grade class is turning up a host of hilarious secrets buried deep beneath the fountain.
language: English
title: Regarding the Fountain: A Tale, in Letters, of Liars and Leaks
titlecomplete: Regarding the Fountain: A Tale, in Letters, of Liars and Leaks
genres: Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction, Childrens, School, Juvenile, Young Adult, Graphic Novels, Mystery, Fiction, Humor
ratings_count: 3643
places: Missouri
series: Regarding the...
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Intermediate, awardedAt: 1451635200000
name: Bluestem Book Award
publisher: HarperCollins