In 1941 there are rumours that the Japanese may invade New Zealand. George's mother decides to send the family to their bach on the east coast of the Coromandel. The children decide that to survive they need to fend for themselves...

Jessie is kidnapped during a bank robbery, and once safe, the robbers leave her in the care of a deeply disturbed 15-year-old boy. She manages to escape but then has to face the trauma of police questioning and later a trial.

The pirate Griselda is mean and nasty. She is so mean that the Mayor of Crossbones has devised an evil plan to hold the annual pirates' treasure hunt a month early while she is still sailing the high seas. Griselda has got wind of...

Toby, Rebecca and Sandra are on holiday north of Auckland when a woman from another time begins to communicate with them through an old photograph. Sceptical at first, the three are gradually drawn into the quest to find a new leader...

Rob is an experienced tramper. Usually he'd look forward to a week in the bush but three terrible months have left him feeling confused and alone. When things go wrong he can't stop his party of six teenagers from plunging...

Joshua Carter is alarmed to discover Roivan, a member of a telepathic, telekinetic and amphibian species, stowing away on his ship. Joshua must discover where she is from and what she wants.

Adam's home at Highgate is crashing down around his ears, and in the fantasy world of Shakesh a mistake is having disastrous consequences. Adam and his friends must return to Shakesh, find the lost Prince of the Wind and overthrow...

Brett is off to school camp at last. When he hears how Pirate's Cove Camp got its name, he can't help wondering if any of the rumours are true. He and his friends start to investigate and soon become embroiled with ghosts,...

For Susan and Nick the adventure at last seems at an end. They are leaving the magical land of O. But even as they prepare to step back to Earth strange evil forces reach out to ensnare them.