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.
Carol Parker’s ambition is to be a gymnast, her talent doesn’t please her sister Elaine who is also training to be a gymnast. Carol’s mother an ex-ballerina is also upset as she wants Carol to follow in her footsteps.
Sixteen year old Patsy Hanley is a mill worker in Blackshire and also a powerful table tennis player. She gained her chance to play for the neighbouring county, Daleshire and is keen to make it to the top but playing means a lot of travelling and practice.
Noreen O’Donald left Ireland to try and trace her past in England. She is taken in and given a job by the Barkers, but doesn’t realise that they are her relatives who have just inherited her father’s estate. They intended to keep the truth from her so they can keep the inheritance themselves.
After the death of her mother, Kate Preston had tried to run the family home. Her ambition was to learn to skate, but it was difficult as she tries to loo after her Dad and brothers, Simon and Mike, at the same time.
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Rena Reilly discovers that a curse had been laid upon her, that she would one day become a queen but would have a reign of tears. Rena believes she will never be a queen but then she wins a contest to be Teen Queen for a year.
