Denise Fraser strikes up a friendship with Sylvie, a girl who travels on the same bus as herself to school. Then odd, suspicious things begin to happen; everyone who is nasty to Denise ends up in trouble of some sort. Denise begins to have doubts about Sylvie.
Anna Thorpe and her brother Sam are fostered out to the Sanders family while their mother is in hospital. Anna is not keen on living in the Sanders household because the daughter, Carla, is a spiteful, snobby, spoiled girl who always picks on her, but decides to do so for the sake of Sam, who does want to stay. But Carla is trying to get rid of them, so Anna has to constantly watch out for her tricks and foil them in which way she can.
Despite Anna’s efforts, Carla eventually succeeds in getting rid of her and Sam. But she is caught out later on when a witness, Lee, informs Mr Sanders that he overheard Carla bragging about it to his sister, who is Carla’s friend. The Sanders parents are furious and inform social welfare that Carla will be dealt with. Fortunately, by this time Mum has recovered enough to take care of Anna and Sam again. Before long, there are hints Lee and Anna are getting together.
Jenny Cooper’s mother makes up with her sister after a falling out years before, and she and Jenny go to stay with the aunt while Mr Cooper goes abroad. But the cousin, Rachel Fairweather, is going astray and getting in with a rough crowd, and Jenny is getting the blame for the trouble she causes. But Mum is anxious to keep the peace, having only just made up with her sister, and this is making it more difficult for Jenny to speak out.
Tammy Webster’s family are looking after a French girl, Lois Dupois, while her mother looks for a new home in Britain. Tammy discovers that Lois is a fraud who fakes poor English to take advantage of people, and she also is playing nasty tricks to push Tammy out. Then, when Tammy discovers Lois is trying to keep her mother away from her birthday party she secretly arranges for the mother to come over, hoping the mother’s presence will help her to expose Lois.
When Shirley’s cousin Chloe comes to stay, Shirley finds her to be a real show off. She is even more annoyed to find her friends more interested in her show-off cousin than her.
When Jenny’s sweet cousin Carol came to stay Jenny was pleased she would have company during the holidays. But then she discovered that her cousin wasn’t as sweet as everyone thought…
Lynne wants to go out with Mike, who recently split up with her best friend Donna. Donna assures Lynne that she does not mind her going out with her ex. Secretly, though, Donna does mind, and she is trying to destroy the relationship.
Tumble Towers Boarding School is run-down and needs money for repairs if it is to stay open. Tina Dixon, whose parents own the school, discovers that the school can claim money from a special trust if it can win six trophies in one year, and this is what she sets out to do with her classmates. Unknown to Tina, Lucinda Gromley is out to sabotage them because her father wants the school grounds to build a superstore. Sometimes, though, Lucinda’s tricks backfire on her!
Petra has been Rosa’s pen pal until she comes back from abroad. She and Rosa form a threesome with Rosa’s other friend, Dee. Then someone starts playing tricks on Rosa and it seems to point to Petra.
Gina Gordon and Gabby Andrews are fostered by Mr and Mrs Wood. Unfortunately, the girls hate each other and each plays tricks to get rid of the other. The inevitable result is that both girls are sent back to the Children’s Home in disgrace. At this, Gabby and Gina realise their folly, but they need to find a way to persuade the Woods to give them another chance.
