Rivet Boy

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ISBN: 9781923419148
Title: Rivet Boy
Author: HENDERSON BARBARA

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.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 30/09/2025
Pages: 176
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