{"product_id":"letters-from-rifka-9780312535612","title":"Letters from Rifka","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Newbery media winner Karen Hesse comes an unforgettable story of an immigrant family's journey to America. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerica, the girl repeated. What will you do there?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI was silent for a little time.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI will do everything there, I answered.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRifka 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStrong-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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on a true story from the author's family, \u003ci\u003eLetters from Rifka\u003c\/i\u003e presents a real-life heroine with an uncommon courage and unsinkable spirit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312535612\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Phoenix Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e8533 \/ Letters from Rifka\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.2 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 4\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Karen Hesse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635901755548,"sku":"9780312535612","price":7.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d6843e48-4269-4dcf-878c-dd6adbcff4ae.jpg?v=1603840848","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/letters-from-rifka-9780312535612","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}