Billabong, a large cattle and sheep property in the Australian
countryside, is home to twelve-year-old Norah Linton, her widowed
father, David, and her older brother, Jim. Norah's prim and proper
aunts, who live in the city, consider she is in danger of "growing up
wild"--riding all over Billabong on her beloved pony, Bobs, helping with
mustering, and joining in on all the holiday fun when Jim and his
friends come home from boarding school. A fishing trip results in
unexpected drama when they discover a mysterious stranger camped in the
bush. Who is this stranger and why is he there? Norah's resourcefulness
is tested to the full!