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?I grew up on the world’s largest island.” This apparently simple fact is the starting point for Tim Winton’s beautiful, evocative, and sometimes provocative memoir of Australia’s unique landscape, an

Bestselling author, Tim Winton, delivers the iconic trio of books that are still the foremost definitive texts on contemporary Australian life for teenage boys.Lockie's survived his first year of high school, settling into a new town and his first mad love affair - it's all behind him; he made it!But the world of weirdness hasn't finished with him yet. His little brother's hormones have kicked in, his baby sister refuses to walk or talk - but eats anything in sight - his Dad arrests a sheep and his Mum seems to have checked out of the here and now. As Lockie's world turns upside down, he learns that life is never as simple as it seems and along the way finds out a lot more about himself than he ever realised was there.

Winner Young Australians' Best Book Award (YABBA) / Younger Readers 1997Winner CROW Award 1994What happens when everyone's bums in the whole town are stolen? And how do you get them back? A wacky story from an award-winning author, Tim Winton.Skeeta Anderson woke up one morning to find that his bum was gone. And not only his bum, but the bum of every single person in the town of Bugalugs. It's up to Skeeta to catch the thief ...'Irreverent, ocker and great fun, Wemyss's light hearted re-telling, complete with silly sound effects, is verbal slapstick at its best.'Magpies Magazine'Tim Winton may be one of Australia's most famous authors of serious adult fiction, but one hearing of The Bugalugs Bum Thief will make you wish he'd write more often for children. This is a ridiculously sublime story about what happens when everyone in town wakes up to find their - ahem - bums missing.'AudioFile Magazine

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 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards / Children's Fiction 1990Winner American Library Association / Best Books for Young Adults 1993Bestselling author, Tim Winton, delivers the iconic trio of books that are still the foremost definitive texts on contemporary Australian life for teenage boys.Lockie Leonard, hot surf-rat, is in love. The human torpedo is barely settled into his new school, and already he's got a girl on his mind. And not just any girl: it has to be Vicki Streeton, the smartest, prettiest, richest girl in the class. But what chance have you got when your dad's a cop, your mum's a frighteningly understanding parent, your brother wets the bed and the teachers take an instant dislike to you and then you fall in love at twelve-and-three-quarter years old? It can only mean trouble, worry, mega-embarrassment and some wild, wild times.Tim Winton's coming-of-age novel is relevant, funny, and touching. Lockie Leonard's family has moved from Perth to the East Coast of

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

Winner Western Australian Premier's Book Awards / Children's Fiction 1990Winner American Library Association / Best Books for Young Adults 1993Bestselling author, Tim Winton, delivers the iconic trio of books that are still the foremost definitive texts on contemporary Australian life for teenage boys.Lockie Leonard, hot surf-rat, is in love. The human torpedo is barely settled into his new school, and already he's got a girl on his mind. And not just any girl: it has to be Vicki Streeton, the smartest, prettiest, richest girl in the class. But what chance have you got when your dad's a cop, your mum's a frighteningly understanding parent, your brother wets the bed and the teachers take an instant dislike to you and then you fall in love at twelve-and-three-quarter years old? It can only mean trouble, worry, mega-embarrassment and some wild, wild times.Tim Winton's coming-of-age novel is relevant, funny, and touching. Lockie Leonard's family has moved from Perth to the East Coast of

Bestselling author, Tim Winton, delivers the iconic trio of books that are still the foremost definitive texts on contemporary Australian life for teenage boys.Lockie's survived his first year of high school, settling into a new town and his first mad love affair - it's all behind him; he made it!But the world of weirdness hasn't finished with him yet. His little brother's hormones have kicked in, his baby sister refuses to walk or talk - but eats anything in sight - his Dad arrests a sheep and his Mum seems to have checked out of the here and now. As Lockie's world turns upside down, he learns that life is never as simple as it seems and along the way finds out a lot more about himself than he ever realised was there.

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 Young Australians' Best Book Award (YABBA) / Younger Readers 1997Winner CROW Award 1994What happens when everyone's bums in the whole town are stolen? And how do you get them back? A wacky story from an award-winning author, Tim Winton.Skeeta Anderson woke up one morning to find that his bum was gone. And not only his bum, but the bum of every single person in the town of Bugalugs. It's up to Skeeta to catch the thief ...'Irreverent, ocker and great fun, Wemyss's light hearted re-telling, complete with silly sound effects, is verbal slapstick at its best.'Magpies Magazine'Tim Winton may be one of Australia's most famous authors of serious adult fiction, but one hearing of The Bugalugs Bum Thief will make you wish he'd write more often for children. This is a ridiculously sublime story about what happens when everyone in town wakes up to find their - ahem - bums missing.'AudioFile Magazine

Breath is set in a country recovering from a brutal and divisive civil war between north and south. The war may be over but people's memories are long and hatreds are slow to fade.A teenage boy, Jami

"An exhilarating new book from Australia's most acclaimed writer Tim Winton is Australia's most decorated and beloved literary novelist. Short-listed twice for the Booker Prize and the winner of a re

From Tim Winton, Australia’s most decorated and beloved novelist and the author of Cloudstreet, comes The Shepherd’s Hut, the story of a young man on a thrilling journey of self-discovery in one of th