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Catherine

The Great Journey

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Author: Kristiana Gregory

Interest Level:
6-8

Lexile Framework:
870L

Grade Level Equivalent:
4.8

Guided Reading Level:
R

Age:
11-13

Genre:
Historical Fiction

Subject:
Civics and Government, Renaissance, European History

This fictional diary of Princess Sophie, later named Catherine, covers her life from 1743 until 1745, when at age fifteen she is married to her second cousin Peter, Grand Duke of Russia, who will one day be Emperor.