Things look up for Gary when he goes on a quiz show and fame and fortune are suddenly within his grasp. But then the sponsors start to rig the show and Gary has a very difficult decision to make.
At her 14th birthday party, Lindy wishes she knew her actual birth date. Her real parents would know, but they are dead - or so Lindy believes. When a letter arrives from her natural father, Lindy must choose between two families and two futures, between Australia and Vietnam.
Every garbage night, Kev goes out to paint tarflowers on fences and walls. Kev reckons they will die if he doesn’t. Sour, old Mrs. Pearl thinks Kev is just a vandal. But when the tarflowers blossom, everyone sees that Kev’s magic is real. An urban fairytale about a simple boy and his belief in his own magic.
Susan has just moved to a new part of town. When Buzz, the prince of the local roller rink moves in on her, Susan joins his gang but doesn’t know what she’s letting herself in for. Boyfriends, girlfriends, going steady and breaking up - life can be very painful when you’re 13.
It is 1932. Joe is 11 years old, and sells newspapers. When Joe’s dad loses his job, Joe’s tiny wage is all the family has to live on. Then Joe and his dad have a fight, and Joe runs away. He lives on the streets, battling with his wits and his fists as he gets to know the city and its characters. But is living on the streets worse than living with conflict and confrontation with your father?
Carol is a top runner, coached by her father day and night. When she meets Angie, the punk new girl, she is inspired to plan a new life for herself. But the big race is coming up, and Carol has to give it all she’s got. Starring Nicole Kidman.
Ben’s father tells him the 'Facts Of Life', but Ben hits Dad with much tougher questions - like why are some people starving? When Dad can’t answer, Ben starts a one-boy crusade to make the world right - a crusade that is both deadly serious, and very, very funny.
Mike loves hang-gliding. One day a freak wind strikes and he crash lands, finding himself surrounded by people in rags who call him the "man from the sky". They think he can cure 'The Sickness'. Mike has somehow flown 500 years into the future, to a post-nuclear holocaust Australia! He embarks on a dangerous mission to help a small community.
Flea is spending his vacation at a music camp in a spooky old mansion. But he is more interested in scaring people with practical jokes, than in music. When tales of a ghost start to surface, Flea is determined to track it down, and finds himself in a horror story better than anything he could invent.
In 1910, the Australian Government passed a law requiring all boys between 14 and 17 to register for compulsory military training. Fourteen-year-old, Will Barnes, is a conscientious objector, sentenced to three months training at Fort Queenscliff. There he meets opposition, but also wins admirers by sticking to his beliefs.
Prince Wilton from the Enchanted Realm of the Faeries must grant seven wishes in the human world before sundown, or the Faeries will lose their powers. The only human who will believe him and make any wishes is Christopher Walter Pratt. But C.W. doesn’t realise that the final wish lasts forever.
Cherry and her brother, Sam, live in a boarding house run by their mother. Mum is so busy that she forgets how to dream. But, things change when Mr Edmund comes to stay. He believes that dreams can come true and he’s going to show them how to make sure they do.
Mark and his friends discover they’ve lived before. Not only that, they were famous and important people. Then they discover they are responsible for several of the world’s big problems. So Henry Ford, Queen Victoria, and Albert Einstein set out to make up for what they’ve done.
Twelve-year-old, Ada, is orphaned when her father is killed in a fall. Before he dies, he tells Ada to journey south to find her true inheritance. Together with Agnes, the housekeeper’s stepdaughter, Ada sets out on a journey full of adventure.