The story: This is the true story of the fate of the last Tsar of Russia and the terrible times in which he lived: times when peasants, oppressed by the rich and driven to desperation by starvation and ill use, turned their society upside down and literally destroyed it.
June Cleaver's ratings: Language G; Violence PG-13; Sexual Content G; Nudity G; Substance abuse PG; magic and the occult PG; adult themes (oppressive societies & their behaviors) PG; Overall rating PG.
Liz's comments: Despite its PG rating, this is not a book for middle-school students. Its well-written prose is very fact-heavy, and Fleming spends a good deal of necessary time setting up the political background of Russia and its Tsar at the turn of the 20th century. All but the most historically-interested MS kids will have bailed by page 20 (the book is reviewed for high school for this reason). I found it very interesting, but not exactly fast moving.
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