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Rivet Boy

English

By (author): Barbara Henderson

Whatever you do, don't look down...

 

'I loved it' TOM PALMER
'Henderson reaches new heights with her fabulously gripping historical adventureabsolutely riveting!' SUSAN BROWNRIGG
'Packed with fascinating historical detail, real-life peril and exciting adventurea riveting read!' LINDSAY LITTLESON

 

When 12-year-old John Nicol gets a job at the Forth Bridge construction site, he knows its dangerous. Four boys have already fallen from the bridge into the Forth below. But John has no choicewith his father gone, he must provide an income for his familyeven if he is terrified of heights.

John finds comfort in the new Carnegie library, his friend Cora and his squirrel companion, Rusty. But when he is sent to work in Cain Murdochs Rivet Gang, John must find the courage to climb, to face his fears, and to stand up to his evil boss.

Based on real people and events, Rivet Boy blends fact and fiction to tell the story of one boys role in the building of the iconic Forth BridgeScotlands greatest man-made wonderin 1889.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 161g
  • Dimensions: 130 x 195mm
  • Publication Date: 16 Feb 2023
  • Publisher: Cranachan Publishing Limited
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • Age Group: Ages 9-11
  • ISBN13: 9781911279228

About Barbara Henderson

Inverness-based Barbara Henderson is the author of historical novels Fir for Luck Punch Black Water The Siege of Caerlaverock and The Chessmen Thief as well as the eco-thriller Wilderness Wars. The Chessmen Thief won the Historical Association's Young Quills Award for the best children's historical fiction in 2022 and The Siege of Caerlaverock won the same accolade in 2021. Her energetic school visits have taken her across the length and breadth of Scotland and sometimes beyond. As a Drama teacher she loves to get young people on their feet as they respond to stories. Writing is like magic she says. I see something in my imagination and I try to capture it by writing it downnothing more than black marks on white paper. Much later young people see these black marks on white paper and suddenly they see something too feel something of their own. I cannot think of anything more special than that. Barbara shares her home with one teenage son one long-suffering husband and a scruffy Schnauzer called Merry. Web: barbarahenderson.co.uk Twitter @scattyscribbler Instagram: @scattyscribbler FB: @barbarahendersonwriter

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