Stewart, Jane L.

Jane L. Stewart is an author about whom limited public information is available; her birth and death dates, nationality, and educational background are not clearly recorded. Eight of her works are held in the collection, most of them belonging to the Camp Fire Girls series, including The Camp Fire Girls at Long Lake, The Camp Fire Girls in the Mountains, and A Campfire Girl's First Council Fire. These books follow the summer-camp experiences of Bessie King, telling stories of her growth by lakes, in the mountains, on a farm, and at the seashore, with themes of friendship, courage, and self-discipline. They are commonly classified as inspirational coming-of-age fiction. The style is that of youthful adventure and character building, with brisk plots suitable for young readers, and the works are representative of this kind of juvenile growth story.