Letters from Cuba

by Ruth Behar

Book Overview

Pura Belpr Award Winner Ruth Behar's inspiring story of a young Jewish girl who escapes Poland to make a new life in Cuba, while she works to rescue the rest of her family

The situation is getting dire for Jews in Poland on the eve of World War II. Esther's father has fled to Cuba, and she is the first one to join him. It's heartbreaking to be separated from her beloved sister, so Esther promises to write down everything that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525516476
• ISBN13: 9780525516477
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7