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Sink or swim to survive Solway's black water... Down by the coast, black water swirls and hides its secrets. Dumfries, 1792. Henry may only be twelve, but he has already begun his training in the Excise, combating smuggling like his father does. But when a large smuggling schooner is stranded nearby, the stakes are high - even with reinforcements, and the newly recruited officer, a poet called Robert Burns. Musket fire, obstructive locals, quicksand and cannonballs—it is a mission of survival. As it turns out: Henry has a crucial part to play. A Scottish smuggling novella based on real events.

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Author:   Barbara Henderson
Publisher:   Cranachan Publishing Limited
Imprint:   Pokey Hat
Dimensions:   Width: 13.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 19.50cm
Weight:   0.091kg
ISBN:  

9781911279624

ISBN 10:   1911279629
Pages:   80
Publication Date:   31 October 2019
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Children / Juvenile ,  Educational: Primary & Secondary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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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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