The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion & the Fall of Imperial Russia

In this "superb history" (The Wall Street Journal), award-winning author Candace Fleming tells the extraordinary true story of Russia's last royal family--and transports readers back to a time when both a bloodline and an empire came tumbling down.

"Has all the elements of a fictional thriller . . . woven into a fascinating work of history."-- The Washington Post

WINNER: Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature and Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Nonfiction - A Robert F. Sibert Honor Book - A YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award Finalist - A Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book of the Century

He was Tsar Nicholas II of Russia: the wealthiest monarch in the world, who ruled over 130 million people and one-sixth of the earth's land surface, yet turned a blind eye to the abject poverty of his subjects.

She was Empress Alexandra stern, reclusive, and painfully shy, a deeply religious woman obsessed with the corrupt mystic Rasputin.

Their daughters were the Grand Duchess Olga, Tatiana, Marie, and Anastasia completely isolated and immature girls who wore identical white dresses and often signed joint letters as OTMA, the initials of their first names.

Their only son was Tsarevich Alexei youngest of the Romanovs, heir to the throne, a hemophiliac whose debilitating illness was kept secret from the rest of the world.

Candace Fleming deftly maneuvers between the plight of Russia's poor masses and the extravagant lives of the Romanovs, from their opulent upbringings to the crumbling of their massive empire, and finally to their tragic murders. Using captivating photos and compelling first-person accounts throughout, The Family Romanov is history at its most absorbing.

Author: Candace Fleming
Publisher: Anne Schwartz Books
Published: 07/08/2014
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.30w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780375867828
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.2
Point Value: 12
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 167384 / Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion & the Fall of Imperial Russia


Award: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Winner
Award: L.A. Times Book Prize - Winner
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award - Honor Book
Award: Tayshas Reading - Commended
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Rhode Island Teen Book Award - Nominee
Award: Golden Kite - Winner
Award: Orbis Pictus Award - Winner
Award: Cybils - Winner


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/28/2014
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2014
School Library Journal 06/01/2014 pg. 144
Booklist 06/01/2014 pg. 79
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2014 pg. 115
Shelf Awareness 07/15/2014
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2014 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2014 pg. 22 - Book Of Special Distinction
PW Best Children's Books 11/03/2014 pg. 46
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 109
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2014 pg. 27
Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books 12/01/2014 pg. 60
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2015 pg. 15
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2015 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style

About the Author
Candace Fleming is the prolific and highly acclaimed author of numerous books for young adults and children, including the nonfiction titles The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary, winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Nonfiction; Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a New York Times Notable Children's Book of the Year; and The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P. T. Barnum, an ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults. She lives in Oak Park, Illinois. Visit her at candacefleming.com.