Project Gutenberg 2010-10-03 Public domain in the USA. 375 Emerson, Alice B. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point; or, Nita, the Girl Castaway Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.fadedpage.net "Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point; or, Nita, the Girl Castaway" by Alice B. Emerson is a fictional novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows Ruth Fielding, a resourceful and determined girl who becomes embroiled in adventures alongside her friends as they navigate school life, friendships, and unexpected challenges. The plot thickens when Ruth and her companions are invited to a seaside cottage, where they encounter a dramatic shipwreck and a mysterious castaway, Nita, who has her own secrets. At the start of the novel, the scene is set at Briarwood Hall, a girls' boarding school, during the initiation ceremony of a secret sisterhood known as the Sweetbriars. The main character, Ruth Fielding, is seen supporting her friend Helen Cameron as they both become initiated into the club. Following the initiation, the girls prepare for their upcoming trip to Lighthouse Point, showcasing the joys and complications of their relationships with each other, especially regarding the tension with another girl, Mary Cox, nicknamed The Fox. The opening establishes themes of friendship, loyalty, and personal growth while hinting at the excitement and potential dangers that await them at the shore. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Rescues -- Juvenile fiction Shipwrecks -- Juvenile fiction Runaway children -- Juvenile fiction Lighthouses -- Juvenile fiction Fielding, Ruth (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction Boarding school students -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 316538 2025-08-14T04:32:38.548145 text/html 333289 2021-01-07T01:39:28 text/html 288099 2025-08-14T04:32:47.948132 application/epub+zip 290714 2025-08-14T04:32:42.425128 application/epub+zip 182841 2025-08-14T04:32:40.963164 application/epub+zip 563012 2025-08-14T04:32:51.761125 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 526181 2025-08-14T04:32:46.850151 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408828 2022-09-15T13:10:29.593395 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267090 2025-08-14T04:32:37.560151 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 266904 2021-01-07T01:39:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 266894 2021-01-07T01:39:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21466 2025-08-14T04:32:51.918084 application/rdf+xml 23293 2025-08-14T04:32:41.483133 image/jpeg 4721 2025-08-14T04:32:41.225149 image/jpeg 101765 2021-01-07T01:39:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 184417 2021-01-07T01:39:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 101743 2021-01-07T01:39:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 278611 2025-08-14T04:32:38.577187 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia