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Katya lives with her mother in a wealthy family. Her mother is a good friend of the Empress, and is asked to be a lady in waiting. But if they say yes they have to leave Misha behind. He is very important to them but they decide to go with the Empress. Misha does not like the Tsar, the ruler of Russia. Katya and Stana, one of Tsar's daughters become good friends. War breaks out between Russia and Germany and more and more countries. The family has to run all over the place, and they take Katya and her mother along. Finally, the Tsar steps down from his position. The country is now ruled by a man named Lenin. But he is no better. Misha is trying to save Katya and her mother, so he sends them to their farm called The Oaks. When they arrive they find the house burned down and only two of the many servants still living there. They begin to work and live like peasents, even though they have been nobles their entire life. Misha comes back to check on them and he and Katya go back to the city to start a new live in the new country.

In this book I learned that Russia had some serious issues. They needed a better government where the people could have a say. I also learned that royal families are not always so prissy and perfect, that they can have an almost normal life. ~Hannah

I really liked this book. I loved how I got to learn all about the royal family, about how they live and work. I also liked Misha and Katya, because they were so cute and always worried. This book had the perfect amount of action, and I would definitely recommend it. ~Hannah

In this book I learned about the Russian culture. A lot of the men had to go and fight even if they wanted to or not. They died for no reason, but some of them lived. It was very hard to live after the war, and the people had to work a lot to stay alive. -Chanda

I liked this book a lot. Some of the parts were boring, but for the most part there was a lot of action. I learned a lot about World War II. I would recommend it, and it's a very good book for a multicultural book. -Chanda