Publisher's Synopsis
Working on a medieval project in school, Garth is fascinated by life in early England. When the class is assigned roles from medieval days, Garth decides to be a stone carver, while his friend Mary chooses to be a mermaid.
Then, after a serious car crash, Garth finds himself transported back in time to the village of Dodding in fourteenth-century England. He is a peasant boy and life is hard. When he's caught fishing on the lord's land, Garth is forced to flee or face harsh punishment. If he can hide himself for a year and a day, he will be free and able to pursue his dream of working as a carver in the great cathedral. But in the meantime the lord's men are doing everything they can to find him and they are getting closer and closer...