[2] When Henry was twelve, she sent Dahl a short story about a frog who loved peanut butter.

[4][5] It was also chosen for the Booksense 76 list, and The Oregonian Book Club, and was a Mystery Guild Editor's Choice.

[citation needed] Her next young-adult book, Torched, a thriller about a girl who goes undercover in an environmental extremist group, was published in 2009.

[9] In 2009, April Henry partnered with Lis Wiehl to collaborate on the Triple Threat Mystery series.

[10][11][12][13] Henry travels all over the country speaking at schools about the importance of writing, reading, and research.