Letters from Rifka
Letters from Rifka
by Karen Hesse
Ages 9–12
Twelve-year-old Rifka writes letters to her cousin as her Jewish family flees Russia in 1919, facing typhus, separation and the long journey to America. Based on a true family story.
Heads-up for parents: Racism & discrimination, Serious illness. Worth reading it yourself first.
- Author
- Karen Hesse
- Age
- Ages 9–12
- Type
- Historical Fiction, Immigration, Chapter Book
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House
- In India
- Available
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