Freda has always been jealous of Joyce because she is a kind, popular girl. So when Joyce suddenly moves back to the neighbourhood, Freda pretends to be friends with her while secretly causing trouble for her. Joyce soon realises she has an enemy, but does not suspect Freda.
Beverley Brunton was not only top of her class and good at sports, but she was also very popular with her classmates. Only one girl didn’t like Bev -Hazel Thomson. When Hazel overhears that Bev’s parents are splitting up, she takes joy in telling Bev and she implies that neither of her parents want her.
Silver Lake wildlife sanctuary is threatened by a wealthy businessman called Hinkson, who wants to convert the sanctuary into a water-skiing playground for his daughter Bonnie.
Polly Hill has been recently orphaned and is staying with Mr and Mrs Cook temporarily (but they secretly hope it will become permanent). The Cooks are the Pearly King and Queen of London and offer to make Polly Pearly Princess. Polly is delighted, but the Cooks’ son Albie is not, as he was disowned and disqualified from becoming Pearly Prince for getting in with a bad crowd. Albie starts causing trouble for Polly.
t
Plot:
Kim Cartwright realises that Tricia Hudson, who has been living with the family since her parents’ deaths, is faking blindness to get anything she wants. Tricia is also playing dirty tricks to push Kim out and take her place in the family. But Kim cannot prove it because Tricia is too clever to be caught out. The situation reaches the point where the parents decide to send Kim to boarding school.
Shona and John are engaged to be married. Shona’s sister, Jane, keeps sabotaging her modelling career in order to ensure Shona gets married, which she believes is what will make Shona truly happy.
Welfare worker Fiona Granger inherits a derelict farm, and she persuades her superiors to move in with three problem girls to develop the farm in the hope of reforming them. Two of the girls, Gillian and Marilyn accept the idea. But the third, Joyce, is causing problems.
Plot:
After their parents split up, Kelley King stays with her father while her sister Claire goes abroad with the mother. Then Claire comes back to live with Kelley, Dad and his new wife. But Claire has been nasty to Kelley ever since her return and is poisoning her friends against her.
Not My Sister – M&J: #169 (06 August 1994) – #179 (15 October 1994)
Someone is playing nasty tricks on Steve. Steve’s girlfriend Nicola turns detective to find the culprit.
Plot:
Sarah Paterson has been living with her aunt and uncle since her parents’ deaths. But Sarah’s spoiled cousin Lila resents her and is trying to get rid of her while pretending to be friendly.
