Letters from Rifka
- ISBN-10
- 059051587X
- ISBN-13
- 9780590515870
- Series
- Letters from Rifka
- Category
- Emigration and immigration
- Pages
- 148
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Author
- Karen Hesse
Description
Rifka's family had to leave her behind. will she ever see them again?
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