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Lockie Leonard, a boy living in a small Australian coastal town, wins a surfing prize on a gigantic wave. When the victory is all about wiping out instead of winning, Lockie must team up with the brilliant but eccentric student Geoff “Metal Head” Eggleston. Together they embark on a mission to cleanse the town’s harbor from pollution, combining surfing enthusiasm with environmental activism and a deepening friendship.
First publish date: 1995
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Tim Winton
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