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Reviewed on February 1, 2011 | Audio
Gr 4–8—Listeners will be immediately drawn into this compelling and touching story of Rifka, a 12-year-old girl fleeing to America from a Jewish community in Russia in 1919. Karen Hesse's author's note indicating that the story (Holt, 1992) is based on a chapter in her great aunt's life combined with the letter format and Angela Dawe's emotional narration provides a deep and layered intimacy that will connect l...Log In or Sign Up to Read More