Lady Elizabeth Lydell (Lizzie Connors) an American had become heiress to her English grandmother the Countess of Hunston. Since arriving at her house Lizzie had made a great difference to the frosty old lady.
Dulcie Starr and her wheelchair bound sister, Bella are the only survivors of an Indian raid and hoped to complete their journey to their uncle in Sweet Water Valley on foot.
Jane Grant has always known her mother favoured her younger sister Elizabeth, but when her father dies she discovers that she is adopted and her mother no longer feels she has a responsibility for her. The sisters are sent to school, Elizabeth is to be educated but Jane is to be a servant.
In 1860 China was at war with Britain and France. The Royal Palace at Peking was looted and nearly all the Sacred Dogs were killed except one that was saved by Linyi, Servant of the Dogs. Linyi sets off with the Sacred Dog to meet with her Great Uncle (an abbot of Lamasery) in Tibet.
Dan McCabe’s family are travelling across America to start a new life in Texas. Along the way they make friends with two cowboys, not knowing they are actually bank-robbers. They hide the stolen money in Jill McCabe’s piano, and plan to pick up the money again when the family reach the next town.
Other Appearances:
In 1854 Millie joins with Florence Nightingale to help with nursing in Crimea during the war, against her father’s wishes.
The story of the famous Native American (though told in a very biased way!) and her friendship with the settlers of Jamestown. The story follows her life growing up in America and her travel t o England, marriage to John Rolfe and eventual death.
In Victorian England, Beth an orphan, searches for her brother, that she just recently found out existed, the only clue she has to help with her search is that her little brother is a chimney sweep.
In the 1800s, Libby has been adopted by a rich couple. The mother believes that Libby is her actual daughter Charlotte, that was lost at sea when she was a baby, but her husband is not convinced and wants rid of Libby, thinking such beliefs are bad for his wife’s health.
Three orphans, Flossie, Jackey and Alice find an abandoned baby that the nickname Little Nipper. Nipper has a locket with pictures inside that could be his parents and Flossie is determined to find them.
