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This book is about a girl named Rifka and her journey to America. On her way she goes through terrible obstacles, like Typhus, stripping in front of doctors, and much more. But finally, when she feels like she is done with the obstacle course, she gets Ringworm. It is a scalp disease that makes you get sores in your scalp and lose you hair. Her family ends up going to America, and she must stay behind with a strange family, and must get a treatment that takes several months. But on the up side, she discovered ice cream, chocolate, she met people across the street, and becomes strong. She ends up being able to leave Europe and goes on the journey that many people have taken across the sea. She meets Pieter, a man who works on the ship, and becomes very fond of him. But then a terrible storm comes that blows him over board. Finally, she arrives in America. She meets a little Russian peasant named Ilya. Then in the last obstacle, she feels her head getting very itchy. Like Ringworm itchy. Finally she has her last doctor check, and he discovers something. Her hair has grown back! Its a tough story, but a good read!!!!!