Project Gutenberg 2005-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 106 Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe 1850 1943 Richards, Laura E. Captain January Reading ease score: 89.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Ketaki Chhabra, Wendy Crockett, and David Widger "Captain January" by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Captain January, a weathered lighthouse keeper, and his beloved daughter, Star Bright, who appears to be a radiant presence in his otherwise solitary life on Light Island. The narrative hints at themes of love, loss, and the search for belonging, as it sets the stage for Captain January's dedication to Star following a tragic shipwreck that claimed her mother. At the start of the story, the reader is introduced to Captain January as he finishes his successful day at the wharf and rows back to his lighthouse home. Their first interaction reveals a tight-knit bond between him and Star, reflected in their playful dialogue and the Captain's pride in raising her with love and few resources. We learn through Captain Nazro's conversation with January that despite the isolation of their existence, the little girl is seen as remarkable and full of potential, learning from the Bible and Shakespeare, signifying a rich inner world. However, the arrival of a stranger seeking to claim Star brings a tension that suggests an impending change in their lives, hinting at deeper family connections and questions of identity that will unfold as the narrative progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Islands -- Juvenile fiction Kindness -- Juvenile fiction Ship captains -- Juvenile fiction Students -- Juvenile fiction New England -- Juvenile fiction Intergenerational relations -- Juvenile fiction Lighthouse keepers -- Juvenile fiction Home schooling -- Juvenile fiction PZ PS Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 147496 147497 2024-10-04T04:27:08.026633 2023-10-04T05:02:09.072609 text/html text/html 148773 2021-01-26T23:44:43 text/html; charset=utf-8 51667 2021-01-26T23:44:43 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 127373 2024-10-04T04:27:14.683088 application/epub+zip 129229 2024-10-04T04:27:11.518076 application/epub+zip 119606 2024-10-04T04:27:09.914584 application/epub+zip 244183 2024-10-04T04:27:16.879100 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231453 2024-10-04T04:27:13.772097 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205061 2022-09-04T07:23:25.385537 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123945 123902 2024-10-04T04:27:07.652610 2023-10-04T05:02:08.784582 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 125691 2018-03-16T10:24:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 48967 2018-03-16T10:25:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 123728 2012-08-25T15:39:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48713 2012-08-25T15:40:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24213 2024-10-04T04:27:17.382050 application/rdf+xml 12804 2024-10-04T04:27:10.797113 image/jpeg 3163 2024-10-04T04:27:10.350637 image/jpeg 128035 2024-10-04T04:27:08.040604 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia