Jasmine Pearce and her twin sister Janey were born with a rare disease. Janey did not survive, but Jasmine is now completely healthy. However, the experience has made Jasmine’s parents far too over-protective of her, and this is causing problems for Jasmine at her new school.
Karen Barnes pretends to be friends with new girl Natalie so she can take advantage of Natalie being wealthy and clever.
After her parents die, Jenny Weston goes to live with her Aunt Edna and Uncle Harry. On the grounds is a large island in the middle of a lake, and Jenny is forbidden to visit it. When she does so anyway, she finds her Aunt Edna’s sister Josie and her daughter Caroline are living in a run-down cottage on the island to fulfil the conditions of a will. Edna and Josie have fallen out because of a family feud, and Jenny wonders if she can get them back together.
Before he goes on an Antarctic trip, Rachel Todd’s father invents an anti-ageing cream. But the cream works too well – when Mum tries it, she reverts to looking like a schoolgirl. She is forced to pass herself off as Rachel’s cousin Emily and attend Rachel’s school – and struggles there because school has changed a lot since her day. Things get even more difficult when social welfare start interfering as they think there is no adult in charge.
In Victorian times, Polly Bond and her little sister Lily live in poverty. Polly sees a chance to improve her sister’s life by leaving her on the doorstep of the wealthy Delbert family so she will be adopted by them. After four years in a workhouse, Polly comes to the Delbert household as a scullery maid, telling nobody that she and Lily are sisters. But Polly is shocked to find her sweet little sister is now spoiled and selfish!
Stacey and Lynne are best friends. They decide to go without boys after they have boyfriend trouble. The ban proves difficult to enforce when Stacey falls for Damion.
Clare and Emma are best friends who both fancy Robbie Jenkins. They do not want to fall out over him, so they try to be friendly rivals.
On a school trip to a ruined Victorian mansion, Susie Waters wanders into a maze. When she comes out, she finds herself in Victorian times, when the mansion was a school run by the cruel Miss Grimstaff. Susie needs the key to the maze to get back, but Miss Grimstaff has it. So Susie is forced to stay at the school, where she starts as one of the abused pupils and is then promoted to substitute teacher (but is still ill-treated) until she can get the key. In the meantime, Susie does what she can to help the abused pupils.
Sheryl Barnes and Kirsty Connor at St Mead’s Boarding School unknowingly release Merry, a mischievous fairy from medieval times who had been imprisoned in a bottle for over 500 years. In addition to her mischievous nature, Merry’s lack of understanding about modern life is causing problems, such as interfering with school equipment.
Fordon School and Grange School are sworn enemies because of a long-standing feud. So when Fordon girl Donna Ward transfers to Grange, she starts a double life to keep her friends at both schools from finding out about her transfer.
