Awards

• Nominated for Notable Children's Books 2015
• Nominated for Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award 2015
• Short-listed for YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2015
• Winner of Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards (Nonfiction) 2015
• Winner of Golden Kite (Nonfiction) 2015
• Winner of L.A. Times Book Prize (Young Adult Literature) 2014
• Winner of Orbis Pictus Award 2015
• Winner of Pennsylvania Keystone State Reading Association Book Award 2016

Overview

Non-fiction at its very best, and perfect for the Common Core. From the acclaimed author of Amelia Lost comes a probing look at Russia's last tsar, his family, and their crumbling dynasty. 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. 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 A Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book of the Century "" 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 ""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

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Kirkus starred review, May 15, 2014: A remarkable human story, told with clarity and confidence.

Kirkus starred review, May 15, 2014: A remarkable human story, told with clarity and confidence. Publishers Weekly starred review, April 28, 2014: A wonderful introduction to this era in Russian history and a great read for those already familiar with it.

Kirkus starred review, May 15, 2014: A remarkable human story, told with clarity and confidence. Publishers Weekly starred review, April 28, 2014: A wonderful introduction to this era in Russian history and a great read for those already familiar with it. Booklist starred review, June 1, 2014: 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. The Horn Book starred review, July/August 2014: Fleming has outdone herself with this riveting work of narrative nonfiction that appeals to the imagination as much as the intellect. School Library Journal starred review, June 2014: This is both a sobering work, and the account of the discovery of their bones and the aftermath is at once fascinating and distressing. A solid resource and good recreational reading for high school students.

Author Information

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.

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