Awards and HonorsSLJ Best Books 2014, Young Adult; Amazon.com Top 20 Editors’ picks 2014, Teen & Young Adult; Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Books of 2014; YALSA’s 2015 Best Fiction for Young Adults; New York Times Notable Children’s Books of 2014, Middle Grade; Horn Book Fanfare List: Best Books of 2014, Fiction
Elena Rudina lives in poverty in the Russian countryside. Then Ekaterina, a girl her age, arrives on a luxurious train. The girls soon meet the tsar, a prince, and Baba Yaga.
Topics Mistaken identity. Monks. Princes. Witches. Baba Yaga (legendary character). Twentieth-century Russia. Nicholas II (1868-1918).
SRC Level 4.300000
SRC Points 25.000000
Lexile 700L
Trim Size 6" X 8 1/2"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2014-09-08
JLG Release Date Dec 2014
Minimum grade 5
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Fantasy/Science Fiction Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
Fantasy/Science Fiction Middle Plus
Fantasy/Science Fiction Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
For Grades 5-8
Your middle-school readers will thrill to new futures, fantasy realms, and alternate realities. Readers will look forward to discovering a new world monthly with the 14 books in this category.