For surf rat lockie leonard sean keenan, life is proving to be one long whack in the goolies. Mothers refer to lockie as that nice boy with the surfing addiction. It was adapted for the stage by paige gibbs and toured. Lockie leonard, human torpedo by paige gibbs overdrive. Discovering that his new home is a dump on the edge of a swamp, starting high school in a new town without. Lockie leonard, human torpedo by paige gibbs, 9780868194783, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. And not just any girl it has to be vicki streeton, the smartest, prettiest, richest girl in class. Lockie leonard is a teenage boy new in town who pines for the most unattainable girl in the class. Oct, 2016 lucky lockie gets morning wood and other problems in puberty. Buy a discounted paperback of lockie leonard human torpedo online from australias leading online bookstore. Initially, lockie leonard human torpedo, seemed like pulp fiction for teenage readers of the late 80s and early 90s.
Curators notes lockie leonard the human torpedo 2006 on. Read lockie leonard human torpedo human torpedo by tim winton available from. Elements of a psychological suspense thriller and a gutwrenching love story blend into this irresistible narrative, winstons th novel, written in supple, lyrically charged prose. What chance have you got when your dads a cop, your mums a. Lockie leonard, human torpedo tim winton details trove. The boy behind the curtain mp3, 1 mp3 audio mp3 cd. Lockie leonard, human torpedo 1990 the bugalugs bum thief 1991 lockie leonard, scumbuster 1993 lockie leonard, legend 1997 the deep 1998 picture book illustrated by karen louise. Based on tim wintons novels, this series follows surf rat lockie leonard who is starting high school in a new town on the wa coast. Lockie leonard the human torpedo 2006 clip 3 on aso. With sean keenan, rhys muldoon, briony williams, corey mckernan. Lockie leonard on aso australias audio and visual heritage.
After writing six of his adult novels, tim winton wrote his first book for children, jesse 1988. Last year, i began my crusade to have lockie leonard, human torpedo, removed from our book list. Twelve and 34yearold lockie leonard is a surf rat and when his family move to the most remote town on earth, angelus, lockie s convinced that this is a total disaster no friends, a new school and a house that is truly in danger of disappearing into a swamp. He has published twentyfour books, and his work has been translated into twentyeight languages. But then lockie spots the one thing that makes it all okay. Lockie leonard human torpedo is a delightfully frank novel exploring the experiences of a teenage boy growing up, written by famous australian contemporary writer, tim winton. Lockie seems just like a nice guy with problems that everyone else has, an embarrassing family, annoying teachers. Isbn 9781740300469 9781740300469 bolinda audio books,australia, 2001. Lockie leonard, human torpedo red fox young adult books. All books were distributed by puffin international. The leonard family moves to angelus from the city perth in order for sarge to take up duties at the local police station. Lockie leonard, human torpedo national library of australia. Lockie meets and get to know the locals, including egg, a weird kid from the bogan tribe, and vicki streeton, the first girl hes ever met who causes him to forget how to speak.
Library edition january 30, 2004, bolinda publishing audio cd in english unabridged edition. Lockie leonard has arrived in town, but noone wants to know the city boy whose dads the new cop. Lockie leonard, human torpedo audiobook on cassette, 1998. Borrow lockie leonard, human torpedo tim winton trove.
Dumped by his girlfriend, hes back to being the loneliest kid in town and life looks bleak. Moving to australias east coast from perth makes 14yearold lockie an outsider and a city boyan identity worsened by the fact that his father is a cop and the family lives on the wrong side of the. The leonards called lockie the human torpedo because he took so long to get out of bed in the mornings. Actually lockie was slow at almost everything, but the mornings were his worst time. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. 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. Lockie leonard, human torpedo audiobook on cd, 1998. Buy a discounted paperback of lockie leonard human torpedo online from. He makes it seem that this story can happen to anyone because it is so believable. Nov 05, 2012 lockie leonard, hot surfrat, is in love. Choose your countrys store to see books available for purchase. The main character, lockie leonard, seems like someone you could at school.
The human torpedo is barely settled into his new school, and already hes got a girl on his mind. Hes about to turn fourteen and things are looking up. When he eventually got up, he helped phillip out of his piddly pjs and went for breakfast. Buy lockie leonard, human torpedo red fox young adult books new edition by winton, tim isbn. He is a pretty decentlooking bloke and he is generally polite and knows how to keep himself clean and tidy, with only one zit that moves around his face. Thanks to the generosity of the rights holders, we are able to offer one long whack in the goolies from the television program lockie leonard the human torpedo as a high quality video download. Lockie leonard and his family arrive in their new town, angelus.
In the first of three recorded novels featuring almostyearold surfer lockie, both author and reader provide a character admirable for his energy and pithy comebacks as he confronts life in a new town with his poetryloving cop dad and other assorted domestic baggage. The first book in the series, lockie leonard, human torpedo, won the western. My ongoing relationship with lockie leonard, human torpedo. To be on the safe side get an australian or uk edition of the book because book 2 lockie leonard, scumbuster was severely edited to change the australian slang for the american reader.
Lockie leonard human torpedo by tim winton dymocks. His books for children and teenagers include the series of three books about the year old lockie leonard. This is the first of many changes for lockie not only does he move into a new town and a new home, he is also starting high school in a town where he knows no one. The books were made into a television series by rb films. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The three books in the series are lockie leonard, human torpedo.
But after finishing the book, the characters and the themes stayed with me, and my mind. Lockie leonard the human torpedo tv episode 2007 on imdb. I put it down to being immersed, for a couple of hours each week, in the fug of pubescent hormones emanating from twentyfive excited students. Things change when he starts going out with vicki streeton. Filmed in the coastal town of albany, western australia, the stories are loosely based on wintons own childhood when his father, a police officer, was posted there for three years. Signed book lockie leonard by tim winton fiction books. The first series of lockie leonard is a 26part live action comedydrama based on a trilogy of semi. Lockie leonard is 12 and three quarters, loves surfing and has just started at a new school. The book is signed by the tv cast member aka phillip leonard. It was adapted for the stage by paige gibbs and toured nationally with great success.
Human torpedo 1990, scumbuster 1993 and legend 1997. His first year of high school, settling into a new town, his first mad love affair its all behind him. That is until he meets egg who might be the weirdest human. Video overview lockie leonard the human torpedo 2006. His new best friend is probably the oddest human being on planet earth and, to round things off, hes fallen for a kid still in primary school who even surfs better than him. This book is the sequel to lockie leonard, human torpedo. Lockie leonard, legend book 3 of lockie leonard lockie leonard, human torpedo, tim winton volumes 78 of victorian premiers reading challenge.
Lockie lachlan robert louis stevenson leonard board riders association bra president. And not just any girl it has to be vicki streeton, the smartest. The series was adapted from tim wintons multiaward winning lockie books. The first tv series was adapted from the lockie leonard books, written by multiawardwinning west australian author, tim winton. Legend, lockie leonard by tim winton 9780143307778. Lockie leonard human torpedo by tim winton, tim winton. And not just any girl it has to be vicki streeton, the smartest, prettiest, richest girl in the class. In the first of three recorded novels featuring almostyearold surfer lockie, both.
Published in 1990 the book has been republished several times by different publishers and in different formats print, ebook, audio, braille and languages english. Twelve and 34yearold lockie leonard is a surf rat and when his family. What chance have you got when your dads a cop, your mums a frighteningly understanding parent, your brother wets the bed and the teachers take an instant dislike to you. Other childrens books followed, including a series of three slapstick coming of age books 19921998, about the yearold character, lockie leonard. Tim winton lockie leonard, hot surfrat, is in love. Lockie leonard human torpedo by tim winton penguin books. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. The first book in the series, lockie leonard, human torpedo, won the western australia premiers award for childrens fiction. Select stills from the lockie leonard gallery and develop a bible of their own for lockie leonard, human torpedo or lockie leonard, scumbuster andor lockie leonard, legend. If it werent for the great waves in angelus, life would be looking pretty scary. Tim winton books online qbd books australias premier. Lockie leonard audiobooks listen to the full series.
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