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Winner Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature 1993Bestselling author, Tim Winton, delivers the iconic trio of books (for children) that are still the foremost definitive text for contemporary Australian life for teenage boys.Nothing's easy for Lockie Leonard. Dumped by his girlfriend, he's back to being the loneliest kid in town and life looks bleak. That is until he meets Egg - who might be the weirdest human being he's ever met.On top of all that, Lockie decides to save the planet; at least the bit of it he lives on. Then he falls in love again, which would be OK except she's younger and surfs better. Can a 13-year-old surfrat have a headbanger for a best mate? Will he save the town from vile pollution? Will his love outlast the school term?Another gnarly situation for Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster!'Winton knows surfing, understands adolescence, and exhibits great comic pacing; he's a flat-out good writer, and this is a flat-out funny book.'Kirkus Reviews

A thoroughly engaging story of childhood, tragedy, and faith.'The New York Times Book ReviewA family, a stranger, a miracle ... A tale about a boy's vision of the world beyond, and the blurry distinctions between the natural and supernatural.Ort knows the sky is watching. And he knows all about watching, because he spends half the night listening at doors and peering through cracks. Especially since his dad's accident. Everything at home is falling apart. His father's withering away, his sister is consumed by rage and fear, his grandmother is losing it entirely and his mother is brave but no longer coping. And then, out of nowhere, a stranger appears at their door. Has he come to rescue Ort and his family, or is he just another problem?Funny, poignant and original, and glowing with Winton's trademark joy in the poetry of ordinary people, That Eye, the Sky is a story about the power and weight of love. It's about hoping and believing, against all odds, that the world is alive and good,

Winner Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature 1993Bestselling author, Tim Winton, delivers the iconic trio of books (for children) that are still the foremost definitive text for contemporary Australian life for teenage boys.Nothing's easy for Lockie Leonard. Dumped by his girlfriend, he's back to being the loneliest kid in town and life looks bleak. That is until he meets Egg - who might be the weirdest human being he's ever met.On top of all that, Lockie decides to save the planet; at least the bit of it he lives on. Then he falls in love again, which would be OK except she's younger and surfs better. Can a 13-year-old surfrat have a headbanger for a best mate? Will he save the town from vile pollution? Will his love outlast the school term?Another gnarly situation for Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster!'Winton knows surfing, understands adolescence, and exhibits great comic pacing; he's a flat-out good writer, and this is a flat-out funny book.'Kirkus Reviews

A thoroughly engaging story of childhood, tragedy, and faith.'The New York Times Book ReviewA family, a stranger, a miracle ... A tale about a boy's vision of the world beyond, and the blurry distinctions between the natural and supernatural.Ort knows the sky is watching. And he knows all about watching, because he spends half the night listening at doors and peering through cracks. Especially since his dad's accident. Everything at home is falling apart. His father's withering away, his sister is consumed by rage and fear, his grandmother is losing it entirely and his mother is brave but no longer coping. And then, out of nowhere, a stranger appears at their door. Has he come to rescue Ort and his family, or is he just another problem?Funny, poignant and original, and glowing with Winton's trademark joy in the poetry of ordinary people, That Eye, the Sky is a story about the power and weight of love. It's about hoping and believing, against all odds, that the world is alive and good,