![]() ![]() ![]() With her trademark lyricism, spare prose, and strong young heroine, award-winning author Gloria Whelan has again taken a chapter from history and transformed it into compelling historical fiction. Now, as Katya's once-certain future begins to dissolve, she must seek to understand what is happening to her beloved country and, for the first time in her life, take charge of her own destiny. 7 2003 by Gloria Whelan (Author) 53 ratings Book 1 of 4: Russian Saga See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 11.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 18.18 11 Used from 7.77 Paperback 17.12 12 Used from 7.77 5 New from 11. But outside the palace, a terrible war is sweeping through Europe, and Russia is beginning to crumble under the weight of a growing revolution. The daughter of a lady in waiting to the Empress, Katya spends all her time with the Grand Duchesses, and the royal family feels like her own. In the fall of 1914, safe behind palace walls, Katya Ivanova sees St. ![]() Gripping, accessible historical fiction that's perfect for schools and classrooms, as well as for fans of Ruta Sepetys and Elizabeth Wein. From the author of the National Book Award-winning novel Homeless Bird comes "an absorbing saga"* about a young heroine coming of age in the tumultuous years leading up to the Russian revolution. ![]()
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