Mandy for Girls 1981 (Annual) [Hardcover] by D C Thomson

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The Girl Who Can't Cry! — On the way to her new boarding school, Linda Laker sees a spaceship and overhears an invasion plan. The aliens place a girl, who is made to look and sound human, in the school. The alien has one defect — it cannot cry. So Linda sets out to find the imposter by making anyone she suspects cry. The Quest of Anna Midnight — Anna Midnight, a talented artist, was left on the doorstep of a Children's Home as a baby. Her surname is Midnight because that was when she was found, but her true identity is a mystery. She goes in search of a travelling artist in Cornwall because she is convinced he is her father. My Dad Next Door – Karen Walton pretends the dashing next-door neighbour is her father because she thinks her own is boring.

The Barn — Beth Braden and her parents move to the countryside when Dad gets a job on an estate with Mr Horden. Beth comes across an old barn and immediately likes it for its character and historical feel. She is dismayed to hear Horden is planning to develop the area for a luxury villa, which would demolish her beloved barn. After befriending a boy named Luke Daniels and helping him tend to an injured barn owl, they try get the barn owl to settle in the barn so they can get it protected. Penny and the Portrait — Penny Fairfax has lived in a children's home until she goes to live with distant relatives. Penny unearths a portrait of a girl who looks just like her. The portrait is of Miranda Fairfax, an ancestress who was burned as a witch. Now Miranda is exerting an evil power over Penny to wreak revenge on the descendants of the people who burned her. My Pony Next Door — Jenny West is forced to sell her pony Jester to her new neighbour, Willa Trent, so her dad can pay off his debts. But then Jenny discovers Willa is an unfit owner for Jester. Cherry – Channel Champion! — Tough Cherry Perkins is a talented swimmer. A greedy couple is out to take advantage, and it involves a Channel swim.Diary of Despair — Karen Kemp's older sister Donna runs away and ends up in a coma due to a road accident. Her diary reveals that pupils and staff at her school have been giving her a bad time. Karen sets out to take revenge on them.

House Warning — Julie Wood and her family move into a large house in the country. Julie is bewildered when everyone at her new school avoids her for no apparent reason, and then things start going strangely wrong for the family in the house. Number One Mum — Lisa Murray's mother becomes a pop star. But the demands of her new career are not leaving her much time for Lisa. Skeleton Corner — Spooky stories told a skeleton. Since the storyteller was a skeleton, his stories often had an edge to them, similar to Misty. The Farmer Wants a Wife — Ann and Helen Harrow feel their widower father needs a new wife to help look after the family and farm. So they set out to find a suitable woman, without telling him, but are not having much success.I Can't Stand my Sister! — Jan and Chris can't stand each other — and now they find they're sisters! Pat the Peacemaker — Pat Summers can solve others problems but not her own — a stepmother who hates her. The Two Faces of Toni — Toni Barton and Pauline Rogers are orphans who have been adopted by the Fletchers – a wealthy business couple. They are taken in by Toni's charm and prettiness, but Pauline knows Toni's charm is false. Gertie the Ghost-Hunter — Gertie Hill's grandfather is caretaker of the new building complex at Old Mallow. The redevelopment has disturbed the ghosts who haunt the square. Only Gertie can see and deal with them, with the aid of a strange hour-glass that belonged to her great-grandmother. Jonny Comet — the Pop Star from Planet X — Jonny Comet comes to earth in search of his sister. Slim Fiddler realizes Jonny could have a great future as a pop-star and appoints himself as Jonny's manager. Slim's niece, Mona, helps to keep Jonny's identity secret.

Slave to Love! — Gail Somers gets a crush on a boy named Justin. Justin has a horrible lazy sister, Andrea, who decides to take advantage of Gail's crush. She makes a deal to get Gail and Justin together if Gail becomes her slave for a month and a day. I Should Have Stayed in Bed! — Humour with Jane, who always ends up wishing she had stayed in bed after what happens to her every week. Jigsaw of Danger — Jill Jarvis has a family photograph turned into a jigsaw for her parents' anniversary. But when she accidentally breaks a vase belonging to a strange old woman, the woman puts a curse on the jigsaw. The curse causes anything that happens to a piece of the jigsaw with a relative on it to happen to that same relative. And the woman says it will stay that way until either the vase is whole again or an identical one is found. Our Fairy Godmother! — The Gregg children adopt a grandmother, Mrs Goodheart. They are in for a big surprise when they find Mrs Goodheart is a real fairy godmother.Copycat! — Emma Marsden finds that her new stepsister Chrissie is a copycat and tags along wherever she goes. This is causing all sorts of problems.