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

by Candace Fleming · Grades 4–10 · Children's

The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia by Candace Fleming is on US reading lists at grades 4–10. It appears on 2 lists: 2 book-award lists. Every citation below links to the primary source.

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Assigned across 2 curriculum lists

Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).

On reading-award lists:Golden Kite AwardBoston Globe–Horn Book Award

This page shows where The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

Reading level at a glance

Grade range
Grades 4–10
Pages
338
Reading time
about 6h 10m (est.)
First published
2014
Genre
Children's
ISBN-13
9780375898648

Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-06-19; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.

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Book facts and sources (2)
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Catalog record
First published 2014 · 338 pages (edition lengths vary) (source: how we source book data)

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Why it is assigned

This children's title is typically read at grades 4–10. Written in the 2010s; cited on 2 lists: 2 book-award lists.

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What grade level is The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia?
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia is listed for grades 4–10. It appears on 2 book-award lists. Exact placement varies by school and district.
How long does it take to read The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia?
It takes about 6h 10m to read The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia (338 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 370 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia?
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia appears on reading lists for Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, Golden Kite Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia banned in schools?
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.

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Lexile measure
Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band
Grades 4–10 — drawn from the book-award lists citing this book.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 2 curricula on this site (see “Where recommended” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence
Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
Removal / banning records
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags
Tagged for: read-aloud.

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