Lockie Leonard is a fictional character and the protagonist of a trilogy of young adult novels by Australian by the author Tim Winton.
Character
editLockie Leonard is a 12-year-old who moves to Angelus, a fictional, small coastal town in the southwest 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
editLockie Leonard, Human Torpedo
editPublished 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 Theatre Company 1995.[7] It was first commissioned and performed by the WA Youth Theatre Company, Perth in 1993.[8]
Awards
edit- 1991 Joint winner Western Australian Premier's Book Awards: Children's Book
- 1993 American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults Award
- 1996 Winner YABBA Awards: Fiction for Older Readers
Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster
editPublished 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
edit1993 Wilderness Society Environment Award
Lockie Leonard, Legend
editPublished 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 embarrassing behaviour from all his family members but then events occur and Lockie makes some discoveries about himself.[3]
Awards
edit- 1998 Family Award for Children's Literature
See also
edit- Lockie Leonard (TV series) (2007–2010)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Lockie Leonard Human Torpedo". Penguin. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Lockie Leonard Scumbuster". Penguin. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Lockie Leonard : Legend". Penguin. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Lockie Leonard (2007 - current)". Australian Screen. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Lockie Leonard, human torpedo / Tim Winton". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Lockie Leonard by Paige Gibbs". Australia Plays. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Lockie Leonard, Human Torpedo". AusStage. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "WA Youth Theatre Company Events". AusStage. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Lockie Leonard, scumbuster / by Tim Winton". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Lockie Leonard, legend / by Tim Winton". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 31 January 2017.