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I really miss my mother, brother, and my father.

I remember my mother.
I remember when she gazed into my dark brown eyes when I was a baby.
I stayed with her all of the time.
When I smiled, she always laughed,
not because my teeth looked funny,
but in a way
that spoke of our special connection.
I miss her.

I only remember my brother a little bit.
He always watched over me.
But the only thing is,
I do not remember his face. Still
I miss him.

Every night I dream about my father.
I have not seen him the longest…because he died long ago
But I remember him the most.
His laugh, his smile especially how he told me stories before going to sleep.
I miss him.

I really miss my mother, brother and my father.

This paragraph is from my third grade buddy talking about her buddy in New Orleans.

My goal for New Orleans is to rebuild it after Katrina took it down. What my buddy and I have in common is we both have a talent for sports. My buddy has sister like me. Something interesting about New Orleans is that they have a celebration called Mardi Gras. Mardi in French means Tuesday. Gras in French means fat. The school where our buddies go is the Lusher School. The Lusher School sent us a mix for yummy treats called beignets. Beignets are kind of like a doughnut. In return we sent bagels back to our buddies.

We communicate by letters and exchange cool info. My relationship with my buddy is strong. She is very sweet and writes great letters. We didn’t stop there. In our assembly we shared stuff about our buddies. Our teachers showed a slideshow of where New Orleans got flooded. Our class went to the Met to see photos of New Orleans after the flood. A tourist showed us beautiful pictures of New Orleans. We also wrote, “I am from poems” to our buddies and they write us back.

It is a great privilege to have a New Orleans buddy. I hope they enjoy our company too.

Letters From Rifka is an historical fiction book by Karen Hesse . It is about a Jewish girl named Rifka who travels with her family to America from Russia. In the book Letters From Rifka the author uses some facts from the 1900’s and later. For example, someone with a contagious disease like ringworm would not be able to go to America. The author also uses great literary devices. For example, she describes chocolate as a corner of heaven because in Russia they did have chocolate and so it was a new experience for Rifka. When you read the book you feel like you’re Tovah, the person Rifka is writing to. The book is an emotional touching book.

The book my Trip To America is about my dad immigrating from Jamaica to America.
Why you should read my book is because it tells you about my dad’s life in America
and Jamaica. Anyway if you like books you would like this one.