The Big Dig

An hilarious madcap Lightning Strikes from the author of Going for Broke!

It is a rule of the universe that Ronnie, Weasel and Nathan spend their summers at the local pool. So when they turn up as usual on opening day, November 1st, to buy their season passes and discover the pool is closed, the boys are devastated. With their only choices being to join the pricey BayView Leisure centre or get the old blow-up out of storage, their summer is looking dire. That is, until Nathan comes up with the very brilliant idea to build their own pool in his mum’s backyard. The plan is simple: Dig. Dig Some More. Put Water In. Swim. Perhaps the plan is a little too simple as this dig isn’t going to be as easy as it seems …

• A new title by Meg McKinlay which continues the adventures of characters from her previous Lightning Strikes title, Going for Broke. Meg’s junior fiction title Annabel, Again was recently shortlisted for the WA Premier’s Literary Award

About The Author

Meg McKinlay grew up in Bendigo, Victoria, in a book-loving, TV- and car-free household. A poet as well as a children's writer, Meg developed an affinity with the Japanese language after going on an exchange year in high school, and went on to complete a PhD in Japanese Literature. Along the way, she worked a variety of jobs including swim instructor, tour guide, translator and teacher. These days, she lives with her family near the ocean in Fremantle, Western Australia, and is an Honorary Research Associate at the University of Western Australia, where she has taught Australian Literature, Japanese, and Creative Writing. Meg divides her time between teaching and writing, a balance that swings wildly between chaos and calm.