Lockie Leonard, Human Torpedo
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Lockie Leonard is a fictional character in a series of children novels. The books were written by Booker Prize nominee, Tim Winton
. Lockie Leonard is a teenage "surf rat" who moves from the city to Angelus, Western Australia
, "the most remote town on Earth". Lockie has to deal with starting high school in a new town with no friends and a house that is in danger of sinking into a swamp. His father is a police oficer who everybody calls Sarge, his mother Joy, is frighteningly understanding, his brother Phillip still wets the bed and his baby sister Barbara, who everyone calls Blob, likes to eat the lino, and the pet sheep, Cyril.
The Lockie Leonard TV series
, adapted from the books, was shot in Albany, Western Australia
and originally screened on the Nine Network
in 2007, and a second season began airing in 2010.
after moving with his family from Perth
.
A stage version, dramatized by Paige Gibbs (ISBN 0-86819-478-6), was performed by the Perth Theater Company.
2. Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster was written in 1993. Lockie is back to being the loneliest kid in town until he makes friends with the weirdest human being he's ever met. His name is Egg. Egg the metal head.
3. Lockie Leonard, Legend was written in 1997. After surviving his first year of high school, settling into a new town and his first love, Lockie's world of weirdness continues.
Tim Winton
Timothy John "Tim" Winton , is an Australian novelist and short story writer.-Life:Winton was born in Perth, Western Australia, but moved at a young age to the regional city of Albany....
. Lockie Leonard is a teenage "surf rat" who moves from the city to Angelus, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, "the most remote town on Earth". Lockie has to deal with starting high school in a new town with no friends and a house that is in danger of sinking into a swamp. His father is a police oficer who everybody calls Sarge, his mother Joy, is frighteningly understanding, his brother Phillip still wets the bed and his baby sister Barbara, who everyone calls Blob, likes to eat the lino, and the pet sheep, Cyril.
The Lockie Leonard TV series
Lockie Leonard (TV series)
Lockie Leonard is an Australian children's television series adapted from the Lockie Leonard books that first screened on the Nine Network Australia in 2007. The series was filmed in Albany, Western Australia...
, adapted from the books, was shot in Albany, Western Australia
Albany, Western Australia
Albany is a port city in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, some 418 km SE of Perth, the state capital. As of 2009, Albany's population was estimated at 33,600, making it the 6th-largest city in the state....
and originally screened on the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
in 2007, and a second season began airing in 2010.
Books in the series
1. Lockie Leonard, Human Torpedo (ISBN 0-09-997320-0) was written in 1990. Lockie Leonard is a teenage boy who lives in Angelus, Western AustraliaWestern Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
after moving with his family from Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
.
A stage version, dramatized by Paige Gibbs (ISBN 0-86819-478-6), was performed by the Perth Theater Company.
2. Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster was written in 1993. Lockie is back to being the loneliest kid in town until he makes friends with the weirdest human being he's ever met. His name is Egg. Egg the metal head.
3. Lockie Leonard, Legend was written in 1997. After surviving his first year of high school, settling into a new town and his first love, Lockie's world of weirdness continues.