Rivet Boy
$18.53
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2025
Summary
It’s 1888, and 12-year-old John Nicol has got a job at the Forth Bridge construction site. John knows it’s dangerous – four boys have already fallen from the bridge into the river below – but with his father gone, he must provide an income for his family. At first, John gets to stay on land, and he even makes a new friend, Cora, and a squirrel companion, Rusty. Then he’s assigned to a Rivet Gang on the bridge itself. John is terrified of heights, but he’s even more afraid of his new boss, Cai…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781923419148 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1923419145 |
| Author: | Barbara Henderson |
| Publisher: | Affirm Press |
| Imprint: | Affirm Kids |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 162g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 130mm x 215mm |
| Audience Age: | 8-12 |
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Barbara Henderson
Inverness-based Barbara Henderson is the author of historical novels including The Siege of Caerlaverock, which won the Historical Association’s Young Quills Award for the best children’s historical fiction in 2021 and The Chessmen Thief, which was shortlisted in 2022. Barbara shares her home with one teenage son, one long-suffering husband and a scruffy Schnauzer called Merry.
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