77 reviews for:

Letters from Rifka

Karen Hesse

3.79 AVERAGE

hollysue22's review against another edition

4.0

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my tween daughter read this book and suggested i read it because she knows i'm interested in this subject. really enjoyed this book despite it being a young adult book.

just_a_touch_of_bibliomania's review against another edition

4.0

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This was a very endearing, epistolary middle-grade that takes place during 1919, following young Rifka and her family as they flee Russia to find freedom in America. It's hard not to love Rifka as you read the letters she writes to her friend in the margins of her poetry book during her journey, and experience her bravery and wit while hiding on trains, during illness, separation from her family, and on the long ship ride to America where she hopes her family is waiting for her. A truly great story, I recommend it for all age groups.

hannah5273's review against another edition

4.0

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i loved this book. was really nice to read about the life of a jewish family in russia and during world war one.

annike_'s review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

flamingo11's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Such a great and inspiring book but so sad when

Rifka gets typhus and ringworm and when Pieter dies

. A great book for a class read and the Alexander Pushkin poems at the start of every chapter are a nice addition to Karen Hesse's writing.

daysreads's review against another edition

3.0

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This was a great children's book.

barbarajean's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful informative sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

idealthursday's review against another edition

3.0

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A good book from my childhood.

tabapple's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ness82's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No