Standing in the light : the diary of Catharine Carey Logan / Mary Pope Osborne.
Material type:
TextSeries: Dear AmericaPublication details: New York : Scholastic, 2011, c1998.Description: 169 p. : ill., maps ; 19 cmISBN: - 0545266874 (hbk.)
- 0545280915 (lib. bdg.)
- 9780545266871 (hbk.)
- 9780545280914 (lib. bdg.)
- Children's diaries, American -- Pennsylvania -- Juvenile fiction
- Delaware Indians -- Juvenile fiction
- Diaries -- Juvenile fiction
- Indian captivities -- Pennsylvania -- Juvenile fiction
- Indians of North America -- Pennsylvania -- Juvenile fiction
- Quaker girls -- Diaries -- Juvenile fiction
- Quakers -- Juvenile fiction
- Delaware River Valley (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.) -- Juvenile fiction
- Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Juvenile fiction
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Fiction | Dear Ame Osborne | Checked out | 05/23/2024 | 33111007108091 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
One of the most popular Dear America diaries of all time, bestselling author Mary Pope Osborne's STANDING IN THE LIGHT is now back in print with a gorgeous new cover!
Catharine Carey Logan and her family have enjoyed a peaceful and prosperous life as the Quakers and Delaware Indians share a mutually trusting relationship. Recently, however, this friendship has been threatened by violence against the Indians. Then, Catharine and her brother are taken captive by the Lenape in retaliation. At first, Catharine is afraid of her captors. But when a handsome brave begins to teach her about the ways of the Lenape, she comes to see that all people share the same joys, hopes, and fears. Osborne crafts a thrilling story of romance and danger and remarkable courage.
"Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania, 1763"--Cover.
Originally published with subtitle: the captive diary of Catharine Carey Logan, Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania, 1763.
A Quaker girl's diary reflects her experiences growing up in the Delaware River Valley of Pennsylvania and her capture by Lenape Indians in 1763.