Orphan Sarah Blane was sure she had found her long lost sister, Martha, working for a mysterious woman called ‘The Duchess’ who ran a school for beggars. Sarah was determined to win the girl’s confidence and affection, so that they could be reunited and live together with Sarah’s guardians. Sarah joins the academy in the hopes of getting close to ‘Martha’.
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Penny Harris had been give a violin that had once belonged to a girl, Pauline Harcourt, who died of a broken heart because she couldn’t master the instrument. Pauline’s unhappy spirit seemed to want Penny to succeed where she had failed. Penny’s parents and teacher were surprised when she began playing like an expert.
Five Edgecombe Girls’ School pupils were stranded in the African jungle after a plane crash. Their tough teacher Miss Hardiman, known as “The Dragon” was determined to lead them to safety.
When Joanne Dolland and her parents moved to the country, Joanne found an ancient metal button which summoned a gnome into her presence. The gnome could grant wishes – but not always in the way Joanne wanted.
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Eileen Masters, one of a team of British gymnasts, was left behind in Lobovia to look after the team’s baggage. In one of the equipment baskets she found Valerie Dimitric the star gymnast of Lobovia. The authorities had refused Valerie permission to leave the country, so with Eileen’s help, Valerie tried to escape.
This is a story narrated by a young horse Wanderer, he has had a few owners since he was born, some kind and some not so kind.
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Young Emperor John of Maltavia had a giant black eagle which obeyed his commands – only his sister, Iris, knew it was one of his own mechanical inventions. When ex-Prime Minister Zarkos plotted to kill the royal pair and take over the country, they were saved by old Hanna of the woods. They hid in the woods and were joined by loyal people who want to help them.
Babs and Betty Cartwright are identical twins who were seldom apart, until Babs failed an exam and was sent to a different school to her sister. From that day on Betty receives all her parents’ attention while Babs is often neglected and frequently in trouble.
Orphan Ann Grayson is determined to become a ballerina like her mother was. She carries with her, her mother’s yellow ballet shoes and earns her place at Tall Trees ballet school. Her guardian Aunt Rita wants to stop Ann’s ambition, and refuses her money for her keep. so Ann ends up living in an abandoned caravan near the school.
