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Product Identifiers

PublisherHolt & Company, Henry

ISBN-100805019642

ISBN-139780805019643

eBay Product ID (ePID)42734

Product Key Features

Book TitleLetters from Rifka

Number of Pages148 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1992

TopicAction & Adventure / Survival Stories, General, Religious / Jewish, Social Themes / Emigration & Immigration

FeaturesRevised

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorKaren Hesse

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight9.9 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN91-048007

Reviews"A vivid, memorable, and involving reading experience."--Starred,School Library Journal "Told with unusual grace and simplicity, an unforgettable picture of immigrant courage, ingenuity, and perseverance." --Pointer,Kirkus Reviews "Hesse's vivacious tale colorfully and convincingly refreshes the immigrant experience."--Starred,Publishers Weekly, "A vivid, memorable, and involving reading experience."--Starred, School Library Journal "Told with unusual grace and simplicity, an unforgettable picture of immigrant courage, ingenuity, and perseverance." --Pointer, Kirkus Reviews "Hesse's vivacious tale colorfully and convincingly refreshes the immigrant experience."--Starred, Publishers Weekly

Grade FromFourth Grade

Grade ToSeventh Grade

Dewey Decimal-Fic-

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

Synopsis"America," the girl repeated. "What will you do there?" I was silent for a little time. "I will do everything there," I answered. Rifka knows nothing about America when she flees from Russia with her family in 1919. But she dreams that in the new country she will at last be safe from the Russian soldiers and their harsh treatment of the Jews. Throughout her journey, Rifka carries with her a cherished volume of poetry by Alexander Pushkin. In it, she records her observations and experiences in the form of letters to Tovah, the beloved cousin she has left behind. Strong-hearted and determined, Rifka must endure a great deal: humiliating examinations by doctors and soldiers, deadly typhus, separation from all she has ever known and loved, murderous storms at sea, detainment on Ellis Island--and is if this is not enough, the loss of her glorious golden hair. Based on a true story from the author's family, Letters from Rifka presents a real-life heroine with an uncommon courage and unsinkable spirit.

LC Classification NumberPZ7.H4364