"New Zealand fiction" . . . . "Fifteen-year-old Mary McKendrick lives with her pioneer family in the isolated settlement of Swag and Tucker Beach and, although life is hard, there is no shortage of excitement when some gold thieves pay a visit. Suggested level: intermediate, secondary." . . . "Young adult fiction, New Zealand" . "Swag and tucker" . "Swag & tucker" . . . "New Zealand" . .