Standing in the Light
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Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 1998

Standing in the Light

By Mary Pope Osborne

Part of the Dear America series

A Quaker girl's diary reveals her capture by Lenape Indians.

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In 1763, a determined Quaker girl chronicles her life in Pennsylvania's Delaware River Valley. Her world shifts dramatically when she is captured by Lenape Indians. As she navigates this new reality, her diary becomes a testament to resilience and survival. Will she find a way back home, or will her captors change her life forever? Discover her journey through the pages of her own words.

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
184
Reading age
9–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
830L
Themes & topics
Books about historyBooks about diariesBooks about Colonial and Revolutionary periodsBooks about Colonial periodBooks about 18th century
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.09
F&P level
~T
AR points
4
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
25224
Publication
Published
September 1, 1998
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780590134620

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