Plot:
Polly Patten, daughter of the housekeeper at the Paladin School of Dramatic Arts, was being given secret lessons by Yolanda Danvers, the star pupil at the school. Yolanda was trying to ruin Polly’s considerable talent in case she won a grant and became a rival. After Yolanda had a slight accident, she unwittingly revealed her plan to Polly.
Polly of the Paladin – Judy and Tracy: #1422 (11 April 1987) – #1431 (13 June 1987)
When Hilary Cornwell’s parents went abroad to work for a year, she was sent to stay with her Great-Aunt Jane and her great-great-grandfather. Sir Humphrey. Hilary thought that she was in for a boring time, but she couldn’t have been more wrong.
Great-Aunt Jane – Judy and Tracy: #1412 (31 Jan. 1987) – #1423 (18 Apr. 1987)
Plot:
Orphan Pam Lacey’s newfound happiness at being fostered by the Dexters was ruined when a spiteful schoolmate persuaded her that Pam’s new family, had taken her on solely to gain a large allowance from the local council. Pam felt that she must prove to herself that they really wanted her and not the money. When she is chosen to be understudy for school play, a misunderstanding leads Mrs Dexter to think Pam has the lead.
Prove You Want Me – Judy and Tracy: #1412 (31 January 1987) – #1423 (18 April 1987)
Orphaned sisters Jane and Susie Miller were given a home by their greedy Aunt Margo and Uncle Harry. Jane was used as an unpaid servant, but was more concerned about her aunt and uncle’s plans to exploit Susie as a child model.
Unknown to the girls of Seaton Towers School for young ladies, Helen Bagshott-Hunt was being forced to shun them by her guardians, Aunt Dolly and Uncle Walter. They wanted to get their hands on the Bagshott fortune which had been left in trust to Helen and her younger sister, Shirley. Miss Speedwell, the new sports mistress, found that Helen, in spite of herself, was good on the track.
Poor Little Rich Girl – Judy and Tracy: #1412 (31 Jan. 1987) – #1424 (25 Apr. 1987)
Plain Jane Rose enters for a competition which has as its first prize; a holiday in Hawaii. That would be just right for Jane’s widowed mother who works very hard, pandering to the needs of her three other beautiful, but lazy, daughters.
Nurse Pam Massey is transported, car and all, to the distant Purple Planet in outer space, where a mysterious illness threatens to wipe out the Volentian population. The sickness turns out to be whooping cough! Pam agrees to cross to the uninhabited side of the planet to find a cure. She is accompanied by a six-legged dog called Zeta and a Davit, a flying machine controlled by the Volentians.
Rich young heiress Diane Revell, is terrified by the strange things which happen in her home, Dagwick House, at nights. Her guardians, Aunt Grace and Uncle Ramon, believe she is only having nightmares and the local doctor is treating her for that. Then Diane befriends runaway orphan Janice Maltby, who promises to help Diane uncover the truth. Jan hides in a secret room behind Diane’s bedroom wall.
In 1940 with her father lying in hospital injured after a German air-raid, Lindy Lewis is searching London for Goldie, her pet cocker spaniel, who has run away. Goldie is due to have pups any day. Lindy is living temporarily with Betty Tripp and her family. Betty’s sister, Mary, has lost the power of speech after an air-raid. Mary takes Lindy to a bomb site where she saw a stray spaniel. With the help of Rags, a mongrel Lindy has befriended, she recovers a spaniel puppy from a hide-out under some debris.
While Petula Franklin’s mother was away taking a teaching course, Petula decides to stay at home and look after her artist Dad. She thinks it will be fun, but how wrong can she be!
