A candle in the mist
Subtitle: a story for girls
By: by Florence Crannell Means; with illustrations by Marguerite De Angeli.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Published: 1931
Place of publication: Boston; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
Description: A mystery causes Janey and her family to move to Minnesota in 1871, where they endure the hardships of pioneer life.

A fourteen-year-old girl, living in Minnesota in 1871, feels her life lacks excitement until the disappearance of $4000 entrusted to her father precipitates a series of events affecting the entire family.