Lockie Leonard

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Lockie Leonard is a fictional character in a series of children's novels by Australian author Tim Winton.

Character[]

Lockie Leonard is a 12 year old who moves to Angelus, a fictional, small coastal town in the south-west region of Western Australia. Lockie has to deal with starting high school in a new town, his father is a police officer who everybody calls Sarge, his mother Joy, is overly understanding, and his brother Phillip still wets the bed.[1] The books follow his adventures and the disasters which beset him. From falling in love, being dumped, finding a best friend, being embarrassed by his family and through it all making discoveries about himself.[1][2][3]

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. It was popular all around the world and still has many avid fans.[4]

Books in the series[]

Lockie Leonard, Human Torpedo[]

Published in 1990 the book has been republished several times by different publishers and in different formats (print, eBook, audio, braille) and languages (English, French, Dutch).[5] Lockie Leonard is a teenage boy new in town who pines for the most unattainable girl in the class.[1]

A stage version, dramatized by Paige Gibbs and published by Currency Press,[6] was performed by the Perth Theater Company 1995.[7] It was first commissioned and performed by the WA Youth Theatre Company, Perth in 1993.[8]

Awards[]

Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster[]

Published in 1993 the book has been republished several times by different publishers and in different formats (print, eBook, audio, braille) and languages (English, French).[9] Lockie has been dumped by his girlfriend but finds a new friend Egg the metal head, wants to save the planet and has a new love interest.[2]

Awards[]

1993 Wilderness Society Environment Award

Lockie Leonard, Legend[]

Published in 1997 the book has been republished several times by different publishers and in different formats (print, eBook, audio, braille) and languages (English, French).[10] With the first year of High School behind him Lockie finds embarrassment behaviour from all his family members but then events occur and Lockie makes some discoveries about himself.[3]

Awards[]

  • 1998 Family Award for Children's Literature

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Lockie Leonard Human Torpedo". Penguin. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Lockie Leonard Scumbuster". Penguin. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Lockie Leonard : Legend". Penguin. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Lockie Leonard (2007 - current)". Australian Screen. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Lockie Leonard, human torpedo / Tim Winton". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Lockie Leonard by Paige Gibbs". Australia Plays. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Lockie Leonard, Human Torpedo". AusStage. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  8. ^ "WA Youth Theatre Company Events". AusStage. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Lockie Leonard, scumbuster / by Tim Winton". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Lockie Leonard, legend / by Tim Winton". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
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