When Jenny Johnston and her brother, Gus, went to a new school, all the girls fancied Gus. Jenny, a selfish girl, arranged for Gus to meet girls, but only if they had something that she wanted.
Madame Danelli was a greedy woman who trained children to sing and dance for money, so when she discovered that her newest recruit could see into the future, she saw a way to, make her fortune. Tara was a homeless orphan whose eyes glowed with a golden light when she used her gift, and because of this, she had been named Golden Eyes.
Tania Jones, the world’s worst pupil, had made a – very unusual friend at her new school. Flossie Ponsonby, the Head of Grimsley Academy, was furious to learn that a mistake by the board of governors” meant that she couldn’t retire for another year. So,Flossie had enlisted Tania’s help in order to take her revenge.
Katy and Laura Deacon weren’t just twins – they were best friends, so when Laura discovered that their father intended to split them up by sending clever Katy to a private school, she was horrified. Laura decided that the only way to stop this was to sabotage her twin’s schoolwork to make her look less clever.
A text story about the life of schoolgirl Jane, who always seems to cause some kind of disaster – such as accidentally throwing discus in wrong direction on sports day and it landing on another girl’s foot!
When Marie Simpson first moved to Demdale, she wrote her best friend, Tina, several letters saying how unfriendly the girls at her new school were, especially one called Pamela Bridger. But Marie soon discovered that she had misjudged Pamela and they became close friends. Now, to Marie’s horror, Tina had moved to Demdale too. Marie didn’t like Tina any more, but was afraid that if she wasn’t friendly to her, Tina would show the letters to Pamela.
Tough Market Street School had a new headmistress, in the form of gentle Miss Mitton, Val Hendry and her friends were sure they would have no trouble in getting rid of her and the vast collection of pot plants she possessed. However, none of their plans came to anything.
After her mother was killed in an accident, twelve year-old Lesley Leighton was taken to live with the father she had always thought was dead. However, Lesley’s mother and father had simply been divorced when Lesley was a baby. Now in London, Lesley was very unhappy.
After her parents had split up, Elaine Mitchell found it difficult to cope with life at home and at school.
Sally Farrow helped her friend, Donna, by answering readers’ problems in the school magazine. However, the nasty behaviour of her own step-sister, Alison, was one problem which Sally could not solve, no matter how hard she tried.
