I Don't Do Mountains
Published on 17. March 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
168 pages
978-1-907233-54-8 (ISBN)
Description
Adventures are good things for people in books.
But I am not a person in a book. I am Kenzie. I like to READ about adventures, not actually have them.
A hillwalking expedition? With a group of strangers AND Sorley Mackay, the most annoying boy in the universe?
Bookworm Kenzie can't believe her bad luck when her teacher announces plans for a three-day hillwalking expedition into the Cairngorms. She tries everything to get out of the trip, but soon the group heads to the hills with mountain leader Bairdy and set up camp for the night.
Bairdy's stories of ancient magic fill Kenzie's mind, but in the cold light of morning, they discover that the mountain leader has vanished, his tent left untouched. They are alone.
I Don't Do Mountains is an adventure story first and foremost, but in Barbara's vivid first-person narrative, readers can travel to the windy peaks of Scotland's wilderness, and survive, even thrive, like Kenzie and her friends.
But I am not a person in a book. I am Kenzie. I like to READ about adventures, not actually have them.
A hillwalking expedition? With a group of strangers AND Sorley Mackay, the most annoying boy in the universe?
Bookworm Kenzie can't believe her bad luck when her teacher announces plans for a three-day hillwalking expedition into the Cairngorms. She tries everything to get out of the trip, but soon the group heads to the hills with mountain leader Bairdy and set up camp for the night.
Bairdy's stories of ancient magic fill Kenzie's mind, but in the cold light of morning, they discover that the mountain leader has vanished, his tent left untouched. They are alone.
I Don't Do Mountains is an adventure story first and foremost, but in Barbara's vivid first-person narrative, readers can travel to the windy peaks of Scotland's wilderness, and survive, even thrive, like Kenzie and her friends.
Reviews / Votes
'Henderson's eco-adventure kept me turning thepages faster and faster. Just when I thought the stakes
couldn't get any higher, they did! A brilliant story with all the right
ingredients; believable but flawed characters, left to fend alone on a wild
mountain, wildlife criminals that will stop at nothing, and of course, a loyal
dog to help them. After reading I Don't Do Mountains you'll find yourself
stomping up the nearest hill, looking for adventure too.' Gill Lewis, Author
'What a fun read! It reminds me of the books I read in my
childhood where I loved the lack of adult involvement and appreciated the child
led stories.' Judy Duncan, Teacher
'Barbara Henderson tells an engaging tale of how experiences
in nature can change not only how young people feel about the environment, but
also about their relationships and ultimately themselves.' Alan Hepburn,
Scotland - The Big Picture
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Scottish Mountaineering Club
Target group
Children/juvenile
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 126 mm
Width: 195 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
180 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-907233-54-8 (9781907233548)
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Barbara Henderson is the award-winning author of eleven books, including the Young Quills Award-winning novels The Chessmen Thief and The Siege of Caerlaverock, as well as Rivet Boy, winner of the Books for Topics Curriculum Support Award. Her historical and eco-fiction for children is widely studied in schools. Barbara is based in the Scottish Highlands where she still teaches Drama ? but she loves to travel and spread the story-love in classrooms across the country. When she gets the chance, she likes to head outside, often to the nearby hills.