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In the sequel to Lockie Leonard Human Torpedo, nothing's simple for Lockie Leonard. Dumped by his girlfriend, he's back to being the loneliest kid in town until he makes friends with the wierdest human being he's ever met. As if that isn't enough, Lockie decides to save his town from industrial pollution. In the middle of all this the inevitable happens - yes, he falls in love: he drops like a ton of bricks for a girl who's not even out of primary school yet, and to make matters worse she surfs better than he ever will. Can a thirteen-year-old surf rat have a headbanger for a best friend, stay in love with an eleven-year-old grommet and still save the world? (Adapted from Trove)
Adaptations
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y
Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster
Sydney
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Currency Press
,
2000
Z1106501
2000
single work
drama
children's
Nothing's easy for Lockie Leonard. Dumped by his girlfriend, he's back to being the loneliest kid in town and life looks bleak. That is until he meets Egg - who might be the weirdest human being he's ever met. On top of all that, Lockie decides to save the planet; at least the bit of it he lives on. Then he falls in love again, which would be OK except she's younger and surfs better. Can a thirteen-year-old surfrat have a headbanger for a best mate? Will he save the town from vile pollution? Will his love outlast the school term? Another gnarly situation for Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster!
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Works about this Work
- y New World Orders in Contemporary Children's Literature : Utopian Transformations Houndmills : Palgrave Macmillan , 2008 Z1559477 2008 selected work criticism 'New World Orders shows how texts for children and young people have responded to the cultural, economic, and political movements of the last 15 years. With a focus on international children's texts produced between 1988 and 2006, the authors discuss how utopian and dystopian tropes are pressed into service to project possible futures to child readers. The book considers what these texts have to say about globalisation, neocolonialism, environmental issues, pressures on families and communities, and the idea of the posthuman.' - Back cover.
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Books Children's
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 14 - 15 July 2007; (p. 26)
— Review of Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster 1993 single work novel -
[Review] Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 14 no. 2 2000; (p. 65)
— Review of Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster 1993 single work novel -
[Review] Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 8 no. 1 1994; (p. 38)
— Review of Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster 1993 single work novel -
[Review] Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 9 no. 3 1994; (p. 32)
— Review of Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster 1993 single work novel
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[Review] Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 38 no. 1 1994; (p. 31)
— Review of Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster 1993 single work novel -
[Review] Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 9 no. 1 1994; (p. 32)
— Review of Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster 1993 single work novel -
[Review] Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 9 no. 3 1994; (p. 32)
— Review of Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster 1993 single work novel -
Books Children's
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 14 - 15 July 2007; (p. 26)
— Review of Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster 1993 single work novel -
[Review] Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 14 no. 2 2000; (p. 65)
— Review of Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster 1993 single work novel - y New World Orders in Contemporary Children's Literature : Utopian Transformations Houndmills : Palgrave Macmillan , 2008 Z1559477 2008 selected work criticism 'New World Orders shows how texts for children and young people have responded to the cultural, economic, and political movements of the last 15 years. With a focus on international children's texts produced between 1988 and 2006, the authors discuss how utopian and dystopian tropes are pressed into service to project possible futures to child readers. The book considers what these texts have to say about globalisation, neocolonialism, environmental issues, pressures on families and communities, and the idea of the posthuman.' - Back cover.
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The Two Lives of Tim Winton
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 13 March 1994; (p. 5) -
Environment Awards for Children's Literature
1994
single work
column
— Appears in: Wilderness News , May/Jun/July 1994; (p. 14) The Lu Rees Archives Notes, Books and Authors , no. 16 1994; (p. 24-25) -
Glyn Parry Interviews Tim Winton
Glyn Parry
(interviewer),
1994
single work
interview
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 2 no. 1 1994; (p. 17-20)
Awards
- 1994 inaugural winner The Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature — Adolescent Readers Section
- 1994 shortlisted West Australian Young Readers' Book Award — Older Readers