During the Second World War, young Vera Kendal had a very important job. She helped the British Secret Service by reporting radio messages from a secret agent in France code-named Taurus. Vera using code name White Knight, used an old crystal wireless set she found in the attic and because of her super sensitive hearing, she was the only one able to pick up the messages from Taurus.
Twelve year old Lynn lived in Endervale Orphange. While exporing an old house nearby she met a strange veiled lady. She at first mistook Lynn for her daughter who had died three years previously in a road accident. She had been Dame Elizabeth Dophan a famous concert pianist but since the accident had cut herself off from the outside world, with only her housekeeper Mrs Hacker, for company. Lynn continued to visit the dame in the hope she could get her playing piano again and bring her happiness.
Young Sally Samson was made Queen of Koko Island because she looked like the statue of ancient Queen Sooki, a former ruler. She was advised by the prime minister, Yoboko, and Sally’s aunt and uncle and her circus family circus had come along to the island too and helped out when difficulties arose.
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In Victorian London, Carrie Case was the only girl reporter in Fleet Street. Carrie worked for the “Clarion” and got in to many adventures while investigating stories.
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Eighteen Year old twins, Judith and Ann Terry had many adventures at sea as they had traveled far, their father was managing director of Tropical Fishes Ltd. the well known London aquarists.
Steve Johnson thought his daughter, Ada, had died in a blizzard and he was responsible – so he abandoned his homestead and set off to join the great California Gold rush. But Ada was safe and with her pet grizzly bear, Lady Grey, she was on her way to California to try to find her father.
Adventures of Snip the fox. After being caught in a snare near Dingle Wood, Snip had luckily been rescued by Linda Dale, the farmer’s daughter.
Since her mother died, Helen Small and her dad found it hard to make ends meet. But than an unknown person started to help, allowing Helen to afford a school day trip to France.
Kathy Tilton wrote the first half of a short story about a robbery, setting it in her own school. She was horrified when the robbery actually took place the night after she had written it all down!
Alison MacDonald was horrified when her best friend, Meg Sinclair, started to date Brent Adams a new boy at school. Brent was very good looking and could be charming, but Alison knew of him previously from her old school. Underneath he was a nasty piece of work, however it was proving impossible to convince Meg of this.