Plot:

Twelve year old Susan Riley and her family have just moved to a new town. When she was younger her parents were part of a travelling fair, so she didn’t get much schooling. They decided to settle down so their children could get a proper education, but then Susan fell ill for years.  So even though she is no longer ill, she never learned to read and  write. She wants to keep this a secret from her new friends, she knows she won’t be able to hide it school but in the meantime she wants to enjoy the Summer holidays.

Notes:

• Art: Ron Lumsden

Appeared:

• Susan’s Secret  –  Mandy:    1060 (09 May 1987) – ?