Letters from Rifka
Letters from Rifka
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Letters from Rifka

Written by Karen Hesse
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10 - 14
Reading age
148
Page count
192
Words per page
660L
Lexile measure
Jan 6, 2009
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From Newbery media winner Karen Hesse comes an unforgettable story of an immigrant family’s journey to America. 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.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780312535612
    Publication Date
    January 6, 2009
    Publisher
    Square Fish
    Page Count
    148
    Words Per Page
    192
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    10 - 14 years
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    302346711
    Lexile® Level
    660L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~P
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.2
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    4
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    8533
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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