Lockie Leonard - Series One - Dog Days

Lockie Leonard, hot surf rat, is twelve and three quarters years old. Lockie and his family have just moved to the most remote town on earth, Angelus. For Lockie this is a total life disaster: no friends, new school and a house that is truly in danger of disappearing into a swamp. But then Lockie spots the one thing that makes it all okay: this weird little town has the best surf he has ever seen. Not that this necessarily helps him survive his frighteningly understanding parents, his father's job as the local police sergeant, a little brother who can't stop wetting the bed, a new friend Egg who is a heavy metal devotee and the attentions of the cutest girl in school, Vicki Streeton. It can only mean worry, embarrassment, wild times and lots of weirdness. If it wasn't so ridiculous, a kid would get depressed! Lockie struggles to understand the language of romance. Just when life is finally uncomplicated, Lockie falls for Vicki Streeton all over again, and it's driving him to distraction. John East suggests Lockie create a Board Riders Association to take his mind off girls. Unfortunately, Boof not only joins the group but sets his sights on the presidency as well. Lockie isn't thrilled, but at least he knows where he stands with Boof. No complications there. Unlike Vicki. Will Lockie ever understand girls? Maybe it's time for Lockie to take a leaf out of Sarge's book and learn to understand the ultimate language of romance: poetry.