Revolution
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Publication Year
2010
ISBN
9780385737630
Pages
471 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
An angry, grieving seventeen-year-old musician facing expulsion from her prestigious Brooklyn private school travels to Paris to complete a school assignment and uncovers a diary written during the French revolution by a young actress attempting to help a tortured, imprisoned little boy--Louis Charles, the lost king of France.
Grade Level
9-12
Lexile Measure
HL560L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Separation; Family member death; Single parent; separated parents; death of a sibling; death of a brother; single mother
Main Character
female teenagers
Race/Ethnicities
French / White
Family Formation
separated mother and father
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2011, Nominee, Fiction Young Adult
Great Lakes Great Books Award, 2012, Honor Book, Grades 9-12
Indies Choice Book Award, 2011, Winner, Young Adult
NAIBA Book of the Year Award, 2011, Winner, Young Adult
Odyssey Award, 2011, Honor Book
Parents' Choice Award, 2010, Silver, Fiction
Thumbs Up! Award, 2011, Honor Book
Amazon Editors' Picks: Top 10 Books, 2010 Teen
Amelia Bloomer List, 2012 Young Adult Fiction
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2011 Fourteen and Up
Best of the Best Books, 2010 Fiction
Bulletin Blue Ribbons, 2010
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, 2011
Choices, 2011 Fiction Young Adult
Global Reading:Selected Literature for Children and Teens Set in Other Countries, 2013 Europe: Fiction
Kirkus Best Young Adult Books, 2010
Kirkus Book Review Stars, 2010
School Library Journal Best Books, 2010 Fiction
School Library Journal Book Review Stars, 2010
Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults, 2011 Fiction
YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011 Fiction
YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2013
YALSA Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults, 2011 Best Fiction for Young Adults
YALSA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011
Keywords
grief; tragedy; emotional problems of teenagers; dysfunctional families; musicians; diaries; Paris, France; high school; senior thesis; French revolution
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Donnelly, Jennifer, "Revolution" (2010). Diverse Families. 522.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/522