David McRobbie

David McRobbie

  • 5 stars across 4 books
David McRobbie is the author of many best-selling books for children and young adults. He has published more than thirty titles since 1990, and many of his stories have been adapted for television, including the very funny Wayne series, Eugenie Sandler PI, Fergus McPhail and the gripping thriller See How They Run. His young adult novel Tyro was shortlisted for the 2000 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award for Older Readers.David's background is a varied one: he has worked as a ship's engineer, a primary school teacher, a college lecturer, a parliamentary researcher in Papua New Guinea, and a radio and television producer with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He writes full-time.
1st June 2011

Vinnie's War

Just then came: crump, CRUMP, CRUMP! Three bombs in quick succession, coming frighteningly close. With each explosion, t... MoreVinnie's War

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27th February 2013

To Brave the Seas

We had trained for emergencies. Every man knew how to launch a lifeboat. There were life jackets to save us, but no one ... MoreTo Brave the Seas

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1st June 2007

A Whole Lot of Wayne

Wayne, how come the book's called A Whole Lot of Wayne? Because that's what it is, Squocka, a whole lot of me. The time ... MoreA Whole Lot of Wayne

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1st August 1992

The Talking Tree and Other Stories

This popular series of readers has now been completely revised and updated, using a new syllabus and new word structure ... MoreThe Talking Tree and Other Stories

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