Lockie Leonard, Human Torpedo

Lockie Leonard, Human Torpedo
ISBN: 9780868194783
Publication Date: 24 April 1996

Lockie Leonard, the human torpedo, has arrived in town. He gives teachers a tough time, and surfs like there is no tomorrow. But no one wants to know the city kid whose Dad is a cop and who doesn't believe in violence. That is, until Lockie becomes the president of the new surfers club and the boyfriend of the most popular girl in the school. (4 male, 2 female).

About the Author

Tim Winton has published twenty-one books for adults and children, and his work has been translated into twenty-five languages. Since his first novel, An Open Swimmer, won the Australian/Vogel Award in 1981, he has won the Miles Franklin Award four times (for Shallows, Cloudstreet, Dirt Music and Breath) and twice been shortlisted for the Booker Prize (for The Riders and Dirt Music). He lives in Western Australia.