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

"[A] superb history.... In these thrilling, highly readable pages, we meet Rasputin, the shaggy, lecherous mystic...; we visit the gilded ballrooms of the doomed aristocracy; and we pause in the sickroom of little Alexei, the hemophiliac heir who, with his parents and four sisters, would be murdered by the Bolsheviks in 1918." --The Wall Street Journal

Here is the tumultuous, heartrending, true story of the Romanovs--at once an intimate portrait of Russia's last royal family and a gripping account of its undoing. Using captivating photos and compelling first person accounts, award-winning author Candace Fleming (Amelia Lost; The Lincolns) deftly maneuvers between the imperial family's extravagant lives and the plight of Russia's poor masses, making this an utterly mesmerizing read as well as a perfect resource for meeting Common Core standards.

"An exhilarating narrative history of a doomed and clueless family and empire." --Jim Murphy, author of Newbery Honor Books An American Plague and The Great Fire

"For readers who regard history as dull, Fleming's extraordinary book is proof positive that, on the contrary, it is endlessly fascinating, absorbing as any novel, and the stuff of an altogether memorable reading experience." --Booklist, Starred

"Marrying the intimate family portrait of Heiligman's Charles and Emma with the politics and intrigue of Sheinkin's Bomb, Fleming has outdone herself with this riveting work of narrative nonfiction that appeals to the imagination as much as the intellect." --The Horn Book, Starred

Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature
Winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Nonfiction
A Robert F. Sibert Honor Book
A YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award Finalist
Winner of the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction

Publisher: Anne Schwartz Books
Published: 07/08/2014
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.30w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780375867828
Age: 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: Golden Kite - Winner
Award: Rhode Island Teen Book Award - Nominee
Award: Orbis Pictus Award - Winner
Award: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award - Honor Book
Award: Cybils - Winner
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: L.A. Times Book Prize - Winner
Award: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Winner
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Tayshas Reading - Commended


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.