Rivet Boy

Barbara Henderson

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Affirm Press
30 September 2025

Children's & Educational; Children's & young adult fiction & true stories; Historical fiction (Children's&YA)

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, Cain Murdoch, a notorious bully who is determined to get John off the bridge in any way he can ...

Based on real people and events, Rivet Boy blends fact and fiction to tell the story of one boy's role in the building of the iconic Forth Bridge– Scotland's greatest hand-built wonder.

By: Barbara Henderson
Imprint: Affirm Press
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm,
ISBN: 9781923419148
ISBN 10: 1923419145
Pages: 170
Publication Date: 30 September 2025
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Inverness-based BarbaraHenderson is the author ofhistorical novels includingThe Siege of Caerlaverock, which wonthe Historical Association'sYoung Quills Award for the bestchildren's historical fiction in2021 and The Chessmen Thief, which was shortlisted in 2022.Barbara shares her home withone teenage son, one long-sufferinghusband and a scruffySchnauzer called Merry.