flamingo11 's review for:

Letters from Rifka by Karen Hesse
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

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.