Little Princess (version 2), A by BURNETT, Frances Hodgson

Sara is brought to Miss Minchins Select Seminary for Young Ladies by her father, Captain Crewe, because the climate in India doesnt agree with children. After several years as Miss Minchins show pupil, news comes that Captain Crewe has died penniless, and left Sara destitute. Miss Minchin keeps her on as an unpaid drudge, until a mysterious benefactor comes to her aid. (Summary by Karen Savage)