Fire, Bed, and Bone

Fire, Bed, and Bone is a historical novel by Henrietta Branford, published on April 1, 1998 by Candlewick Press and aimed at older readers. Fire, Bed, and Bone won the Guardian Fiction Prize in 1998 and the Kliatt Editors' Choice and Voice of Youth Advocates Non Fiction Honor List. The story is narrated by a nameless hunting dog, as witness to the English peasants' revolt of 1381. She does her best to survive while trying to raise her own puppy F... More

Date of first publication:

  • Apr 1, 1998

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  • Fire, Bed and Bone

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Author

Henrietta Branford

Henrietta Branford (January 12, 1946 - April 23, 1999) was an Indian-born fiction writer who wrote many novels including Fire, Bed and Bone. After her death in 1999 Julia Eccleshare (Children's Book Editor of the Guardian newspaper and chairman of the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize) and Anne Marley ...

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Awards

Awards Won:

Year Award Award Winner
  • 1998

Guardian Award Winners

Award Nominations:

Year Award Award Nominee Notes/Description
  • 1997
  • Bronze Award, 9-11 years

Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Nominees

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