num_pages: 184
description: 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.
language: English
title: Standing in the Light: The Captive Diary of Catharine Carey Logan, Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania, 1763
titlecomplete: Standing in the Light: The Captive Diary of Catharine Carey Logan, Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania, 1763 (Dear America)
genres: Historical, Middle Grade, Native Americans, Young Adult, Childrens, Diary, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Juvenile, Romance
ratings_count: 6536
places: Pennsylvania, Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania
series: Dear America
publisher: Scholastic Inc