Letters from Rifka - Softcover

Hesse, Karen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140363912 ISBN 13: 9780140363913

Publisher: Puffin, 1993

Synopsis

In letters to her cousin, a young Jewish girl chronicles her family's flight from Russia in 1919 and her own experiences when she must be left in Belgium for a while when the others emigrate to America

About this title

Review

“Hesse’s vivacious tale colorfully and convincingly refreshes the immigrant experience.”—"Publishers Weekly", Starred Review
“What especially raises it above docu-novel is the emerging sense of Rifka’s personality. Bald from the ringworm, poor and needy, she proves she’s no greenhorn; she has a gift for languages, she’s brave and clever, and if she talks too much, so be it.”—"Booklist"
“Told with unusual grace and simplicity, an unforgettable picture of immigrant courage, ingenuity, and perseverance.”—"Kirkus Reviews", Pointer
“Based largely on the memories of the author’s great-aunt, this historical novel has a plot, characters, and style that will make it an often-requested choice from young readers. A vivid, memorable, and involving reading experience.”—"School Library Journal", Starred Review

"Hesse's vivacious tale colorfully and convincingly refreshes the immigrant experience."--"Publishers Weekly," Starred Review
"What especially raises it above docu-novel is the emerging sense of Rifka's personality. Bald from the ringworm, poor and needy, she proves she's no greenhorn; she has a gift for languages, she's brave and clever, and if she talks too much, so be it."--"Booklist"
"Told with unusual grace and simplicity, an unforgettable picture of immigrant courage, ingenuity, and perseverance."--"Kirkus Reviews," Pointer
"Based largely on the memories of the author's great-aunt, this historical novel has a plot, characters, and style that will make it an often-requested choice from young readers. A vivid, memorable, and involving reading experience."--"School Library Journal," Starred Review

Hesse's vivacious tale colorfully and convincingly refreshes the immigrant experience. Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

Told with unusual grace and simplicity, an unforgettable picture of immigrant courage, ingenuity, and perseverance. Pointer, Kirkus Reviews

What especially raises it above docu-novel is the emerging sense of Rifka's personality. Bald from the ringworm, poor and needy, she proves she's no greenhorn; she has a gift for languages, she's brave and clever, and if she talks too much, so be it. Booklist

Based largely on the memories of the author's great-aunt, this historical novel has a plot, characters, and style that will make it an often-requested choice from young readers. A vivid, memorable, and involving reading experience. School Library Journal, Starred Review"

Hesse's vivacious tale colorfully and convincingly refreshes the immigrant experience. Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

Told with unusual grace and simplicity, an unforgettable picture of immigrant courage, ingenuity, and perseverance. Pointer, Kirkus Reviews

What especially raises it above docu-novel is the emerging sense of Rifka's personality. Bald from the ringworm, poor and needy, she proves she's no greenhorn; she has a gift for languages, she's brave and clever, and if she talks too much, so be it. Booklist

Based largely on the memories of the author's great-aunt, this historical novel has a plot, characters, and style that will make it an often-requested choice from young readers. A vivid, memorable, and involving reading experience. School Library Journal, Starred Review

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-Hesse's vivacious tale colorfully and convincingly refreshes the immigrant experience.- --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

-Told with unusual grace and simplicity, an unforgettable picture of immigrant courage, ingenuity, and perseverance.- --Pointer, Kirkus Reviews

-What especially raises it above docu-novel is the emerging sense of Rifka's personality. Bald from the ringworm, poor and needy, she proves she's no greenhorn; she has a gift for languages, she's brave and clever, and if she talks too much, so be it.- --Booklist

-Based largely on the memories of the author's great-aunt, this historical novel has a plot, characters, and style that will make it an often-requested choice from young readers. A vivid, memorable, and involving reading experience.- --School Library Journal, Starred Review

"Hesse's vivacious tale colorfully and convincingly refreshes the immigrant experience." --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

"Told with unusual grace and simplicity, an unforgettable picture of immigrant courage, ingenuity, and perseverance." --Pointer, Kirkus Reviews

"What especially raises it above docu-novel is the emerging sense of Rifka's personality. Bald from the ringworm, poor and needy, she proves she's no greenhorn; she has a gift for languages, she's brave and clever, and if she talks too much, so be it." --Booklist

"Based largely on the memories of the author's great-aunt, this historical novel has a plot, characters, and style that will make it an often-requested choice from young readers. A vivid, memorable, and involving reading experience." --School Library Journal, Starred Review

About the Author

Hannah Tinti's work has been published in Story, Alaska Quarterly Review, Story Quarterly, Sonora Review and is forthcoming in Epoch. She earned her M.A. from New York University's Graduate Creative Writing Program and has received residency fellowships from the Blue Mountain Center and Hedgebrook. Hannah Tinti's first book, a story collection called ANIMAL CRACKERS, was published by Dial Press in March 2004 and quickly went into a second printing. It was a runner up for the 2005 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award. One of the stories ('Home Sweet Home') appeared in BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES 2003.

Edition details

• Publisher: Puffin
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140363912
• ISBN 13: 9780140363913
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160