Tyro

by David McRobbie

In 1953 in Scotland, sixteen-year-old Andrew is eager to begin his apprenticeship as a ship's engineer at the Dalrossan Dockyard but soon realizes that his new workplace is full of unwritten rules and dangerous undercurrents and that he cannot tell his friends from his enemies.

252 pages, Paperback

First published April 22, 2013

About the author

David McRobbie is a full-time writer and lives in Brisbane. David is the author of Flying with Granny, Prices, and Mandragora, which was short-listed for the 1992 Children's Book Council of the Year Award for Older Readers. David's most recent titles, Schemes, Wages of Wayne, This Book is Haunted and Timelock were published in 1993.

Reviews

[Gargi · Rating 1 out of 5]

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[Bev · Rating 3 out of 5]

The humiliation and bullying to which a first year apprentice in the dockyards is subjected in the course of his ‘initiation’ into the work group are the focus of this story.

[Claire · Rating 1 out of 5]

disturbing and vary bad!!!

[Connor]

Didn't like at all
climax is to late and lost my interest on the first page
Dont read it unless you must
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[Brandon Meikle · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book

[Sharnie · Rating 2 out of 5]

A little bit on the preachy side, but then I'm not the target audience really, am I

[Dale · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting look at workplace bullying, through the eyes of a ship apprentices in 1950s Scotland.

[Bri · Rating 1 out of 5]

I had to read this for school and it was one of the worst. The only part worth reading is the last two chapters. The characters were so weirdly written, especially the girls. It was extremely difficult to even start reading.