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Lockie Leonard
Nine Network
(publisher),
( dir. Tony Tilse
et. al. )agent
Sydney
:
Nine Network
Essential Viewing
,
2007-2010
Z1389794
2007-
series - publisher
film/TV
children's
Based upon the novels by Western Australian author Tim Winton, the series revolves around 12-year-old Lockie Leonard, a surf rat whose family moves to the most remote town on Earth, Angelus. Lockie's convinced that this is a total disaster. He has no friends, a new school, and a house that is truly in danger of disappearing into a swamp. But then Lockie spots the one thing that makes it all okay. This weird little town has the best surf he has ever seen.
Teaching Resources
Includes
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Lockie Leonard, Legend
Sydney
:
Pan Macmillan Australia
,
1997
Z234921
1997
single work
novel
young adult
humour
Lockie, who is about to turn fourteen, lives in a small coastal town in
West Australia. He has just survived the worst year on record: his first year of high school, a new town, his first mad love affair - it's all behind him. But the world of weirdness hasn't finished with him yet. His family is in a shambles and then an old flame comes scorching back into his life. (Source: Trove)
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Lockie Leonard, Human Torpedo
South Yarra
:
McPhee Gribble
,
1990
Z362664
1990
single work
novel
young adult
humour
(taught in 6 units)
'Lockie Leonard, hot surf-rat, is in love. The human torpedo is barely settled into his new school, and already he's got a girl on his mind. And not just any girl: it has to be Vicki Streeton, the smartest, prettiest, richest girl in the class. What chance have you got when your dad's a cop, your mum's a frighteningly understanding parent, your brother wets the bed and the teachers take an instant dislike to you and then you fall in love at twelve-and-three-quarter years old? It can only mean trouble, worry, mega-embarrassment and some wild, wild times ' (Publication summary)
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Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster
Chippendale
:
Pan Macmillan Australia
,
1993
Z1487507
1993
single work
novel
young adult
humour
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)
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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It's Their Turn : Best Books to Animate Teens
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 7 February 2015; (p. 30) -
Dude Street
2007
single work
column
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 19 June vol. 125 no. 6574 2007; (p. 54-55) - y Mind the Country : Tim Winton's Fiction Crawley : University of Western Australia , 2006 Z1286107 2006 single work criticism
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A Look at... Tim Winton's Places and People
1998
single work
interview
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 13 no. 3 1998; (p. 20-21) -
Tim Winton
1997
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Big Issue , 30 June - 13 July no. 23 1997; (p. 6-8)
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Tim Winton
1997
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Big Issue , 30 June - 13 July no. 23 1997; (p. 6-8) -
A Look at... Tim Winton's Places and People
1998
single work
interview
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 13 no. 3 1998; (p. 20-21) - y Mind the Country : Tim Winton's Fiction Crawley : University of Western Australia , 2006 Z1286107 2006 single work criticism
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Dude Street
2007
single work
column
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 19 June vol. 125 no. 6574 2007; (p. 54-55) -
Learning So Much in Such a Short Time
1997
single work
column
autobiography
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 5 no. 2 1997; (p. 36)