In 1920, Diane Foster was trying to prove that her friend, Lyn Dean, was being menaced by an uncanny, sinister double, who planned to destroy the real Lyn and take over her life.
Sarah Smith was a born liar. When she moved to a new school, she told her fellow pupils that she was the seventh child of a seventh child who had special powers. At first no-one believed her, but gradually, through trickery, Sarah had managed to convince them that it WAS true.
Sarah the Seventh! – Judy: #1630 (6 April 1991) – #1635 (11 May 1991)
Sally and Sue Orchard were twins (in the reprint they are named Sally and Jenny Buchan). Following an accident, which Sue believed was her fault, Sally had lost her power of speech and become very nasty. Sue used a telepathic link that existed between the girls to speak for her. But now, Sally could force Sue to behave badly, too, and Sue had become very unpopular at their boarding school.
(Art: Don Walker, 1983)
(Art: Tom Hurst, 1991)
Reprinted as Sally Says… with new art – Judy: #1626 (9 March 1991)- #1635 (11 May 1991)
Twins Katy and Ellen Potter were sad when their parents split up. But things became even worse for the girls when problems with accommodation meant that they were forced to live apart and they get put into different classes at school.
Torn Apart – Judy: #1629 (30 March 1991) – #1635 (11 May 1991)
In 1847 a young girl runs away and slips and hits her head. She wakes up with no memory, in a grand house, where a woman claims she is her daughter, Lady Caroline. But flashes of a memory and a conversation she overhears makes her think she was told a lie so she goes on a hunt to find out who she is.
“Who Am I?” – Judy: #1587 (09 June 1990) – #1596 (11 August 1990)
Dina was heartbroken when her beloved, father died and she was left in the care of her greedy, bad-tempered Aunt Sylvia. Her aunt was determined to exploit Dina’s skill as a puppeteer and forced her to continue running Dad’s traveling puppet theatre. Secretly the puppets were trying to help Dina.
Reprinted as Puppet Love – Judy: #1582 (05 May 1990) – #1593 (21 July 1990)
On her way home from school, Polly James saved a frog from being squashed in the road. To her amazement the frog changed into a young prince. He had set out a thousand years ago to search for his princess. Polly had agreed to help her new friend, Prince Rufus, but things weren’t exactly going to plan . . .
Polly and the Prince – Judy: #1582 (05 May 1990) – #1593 (21 July 1990)
Penny Masters had ditched her previous boyfriend, nice guy Paul Thomson, and started going out with troublemaker Rick Kelly, instead. At a party, Penny had spotted a girl wearing a necklace exactly the same as the one Rick had just given her for her birthday!
Bad Penny – Judy: #1580 (21 April 1990) – #1588 (16 June 1990)
In the 1880’s, Bess Langley became nursemaid with the wealthy Selby family, who were unaware that their adopted son, Richard, was actually Bess’s own baby brother. Then Bess discovered that Neville Selby, a nephew who had expected to inherit the family fortune, was out to kill the baby. Bess fled with the baby to another town and took lodgings with Mrs Doakes and her daughter, Rosie, but soon discovered that Rosie was ill-treating him in her absence. Leaving the baby at the inn where she worked, Bess returned to collect her things and settle up with Mrs Doakes.
Emma Harris, a pupil at Ringmoor Comp, was mystified when the essays she wrote in Miss Jeevon’s English class came true. To begin with, Emma had quite liked the idea, until she discovered that someone always got hurt, then she became frightened.
Emma’s Essays – Judy: #1575 (17 March 1990) – #1586 (02 June 1990)