Barbara Henderson

  • 4 stars across 15 books

 Inverness-based Barbara Henderson is the author of historical novels Fir for Luck and Punch and contemporary Wilderness Wars. Her energetic school visits are increasingly taking 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.

 

 Barbara has won several national and international short story competitions and was one of three writers short-listed for the Kelpies Prize 2013 with a previous novel manuscript.

 

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29th April 2021

The Chessmen Thief

Win. Lose. Survive. I was the boy with a plan. Now I am the boy with nothing. From the moment 12-year-old Kylan hatche... MoreThe Chessmen Thief

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21st September 2016

Fir for Luck

Would you be brave enough to fight back?  When 12-year-old Janet’s village is under threat– she decides to take action.... MoreFir for Luck

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9th August 2018

Wilderness Wars

What if nature fights back? In a daze, I take it all in: the wind, the leaden skies, the churning moody sea. And, far ... MoreWilderness Wars

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31st October 2019

Black Water

Sink or swim to survive Solway's black water... Down by the coast, black water swirls and hides its secrets. Dumfries,... MoreBlack Water

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16th February 2023

Rivet Boy

Whatever you do, don't look down...   'I loved it' TOM PALMER 'Henderson reaches new heights with her fabulously gripp... MoreRivet Boy

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11th April 2024

The Boy, the Witch & The Queen of Scots

No.Not the Palace.Anywhere but the Palace.12-year-old Alexander Buchan was once content, training as a falconer at Strat... MoreThe Boy, the Witch & The Queen of Scots

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23rd October 2017

Punch

Wrong place. Wrong time. A boy on the run. THE MARKET'S ON FIRE. FIRE! FIRE! THE BOY DID IT!  Smoke belches out throug... MorePunch

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6th August 2020

The Siege of Caerlaverock

WINNER YOUNG QUILLS AWARD BEST HISTORICAL FICTION 2021   12-year-old Ada is a laundress of little consequence but the ... MoreThe Siege of Caerlaverock

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