Claire Marshall’s big sister, Melanie, was a television star. When she came home for a holiday, everyone was thrilled—except for Claire, who tried to keep her big-headed sister down to earth!
Unknown to Marie Talbot, her mother had been killed in a circus accident when Marie was a small child. Terrified that she would share the same fate, Marie’s Grandfather had banned her from doing gymnastics.
Linda and Ricky Golden’s father was on the run after being accused of stealing secret plans from government lab. He was now hiding out in a lighthouse cottage near the kids’ holiday caravan.
In Victorian London, Jillian Smith is a typist at a police station, but she also works as a secret crime fighter “Spring-heeled Jill” – a flying, leaping figure from the fog.
Other Appearances:
Wilma Clark was a very competitive runner and felt angry whenever she lost a race. Her biggest rival was Ruth Davis, whose dad was in the hospital. On the day of the big race Wilma realises it’s better to let Ruth win to boost her dad’s spirits.
Shirley Holmes’ friends often made fun of her because she liked to dream she was a great detective. Then Shirley found herself in the middle of a real mystery…
Jill Dixon lived in an old part of town and most of her friends had moved away. When she met a girl her own age she hoped they would be friends, but Sharon often acted strangely.
While staying at her Great Aunt Maud’s house, Greendykes Sally Martin discovered an attic room that allowed her to travel back in time. There she met a young woman Sophie, who asked for Sally’s help.
When Anna Love’s father got an opportunity to have an eye operation to restore his sight, Anna was nervous. She felt she was an ugly duckling and had always pretended to her dad she was beautiful. Of course after his operation, her dad thinks she is beautiful anyway and she blossoms with confidence.
It was Stacey Moores first term at her new boarding school St Mead’s. Without meaning to Stacey had given the impression that Phillipa Gray, a famous actress, was her aunt. She was finding it hard to own up to the truth.
Stacey and her new friends, Diane and Jill, return in a sequel, Haunted by the Past! They were trying to help a ghost who she was wrongly accused of stealing a jewel.