Captain January by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards

"Captain January" by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards is a children's novel published in 1891. The story follows a solitary lighthouse keeper on a Maine island who rescues and raises an orphaned baby girl named Star Bright after a shipwreck. Their peaceful life together faces upheaval when a wealthy woman arrives, claiming the child as her long-lost niece. This heartwarming tale explores themes of love, belonging, and sacrifice as Captain January must consider what's truly best for the girl he cherishes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe, 1850-1943
Title Captain January
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_January_(novel)
Credits Produced by Ketaki Chhabra, Wendy Crockett, and David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 89.9 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Orphans -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Islands -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Kindness -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Ship captains -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Students -- Juvenile fiction
Subject New England -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Intergenerational relations -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Lighthouse keepers -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Home schooling -- Juvenile fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 7790
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jan 26, 2021
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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