Can I Get There by Candlelight Author:Jean Slaughter Doty "Come on, Candy," says Gail, leading her horse, Candlelight. "Let's go exploring." — Gail's parents have just rented a carriage house, about all that's left of an old country estate. The big house was torn down long ago, and woods have sprung up where the lawns and gardens grew. Beyond the woods, fields stretch for... more » miles—perfect for riding.
But when Gail steps through the iron gate near the edge of the woods, she has a shock. Instead of fields, she looks across a wide lawn to an enormous house! And running toward her is a girl wearing a dress from a hundred years ago!
Somehow, Gail has gone back in time. Can she return to the present? Or will she and Candy be caught in the past forever?« less
Even more than most of Doty's YA horse stories, this is a gripping tale of a young woman who realizes almost too late that she may be trapped forever in a time that is not her own.