When Reyna Reynolds moves into the empty house next door to Jan Crawford, strange things start happening. The strangest of them all is that Reyna casts no shadow. Jan decides to pretend to be friends with Reyna in order to unravel her secret, although Reyna causes a lot of trouble for Jan.
Della Dolwyn does not win at anything like her sisters Helen (ballet) and Elaine (swimming) and receives constant put-downs because of this. Della resolves to win at something. She settles on synchro swimming and sets out to form a team in secret.
Olga is an orphan who earns a meagre living from singing and dancing around the countryside. She is taken in by the Dent family who promised a fine future, but they just want her as a slave and keep her prisoner.
Nicky Jones is delighted to receive a Victorian doll named Emmeline for her 13th birthday. Then Nicky realises Emmeline is evil and causing accidents around the place, but cannot convince her parents.
Eventually, Nicky discovers Emmeline had been sent to her by mistake; there was confusion with an elderly Miss Jones. When Nicky takes Emmeline to the correct address, she discovers Miss Jones has a male Victorian doll, Emmeline’s partner. Once the dolls are reunited, Emmeline is at peace and the trouble ceases. 
On a farm in Kentucky, Annie Parker has ten orphaned nephews – all of whom are older than herself. The nephews are accustomed to being waited on hand and foot by their mother and expect Annie to do the same. But Annie always gets her own way with the nephews in the end, such as getting them to attend church or mend the roof.
Other Appearances:
Sandra Cook loves cooking and enters the “Queen of the Cooks” contest. She is winning heats, but has a big problem in that her cookery teacher, Miss Barker, hates her.
In order to earn extra money, Suzanne and Sandy Miller advertise themselves as slave girls (complete with Roman costume) who work for a small payment. Each job always seems to give the girls some additional problem to solve.
Other Appearances:
Gertie Hill’s grandfather is caretaker of the new building complex at Old Mallow. The redevelopment has disturbed the ghosts who haunt the square. Only Gertie can see and deal with them, with the aid of a strange hour-glass that belonged to her great-grandmother.
It is 1940 and World War II. Jenny Booth’s dog Lofty is wrongly accused of attacking sheep. Jenny is trying to get him to London and the safety of her grandfather’s house.
The Carters and Simpsons have been bitter enemies since the day they became neighbours. Only the daughters, Polly Carter and Janet Simpson, are friends. The families get more friendly when Polly and Janet are chosen as queens for Carnival Week, but things are not going smoothly.
