Retro Classics: The Best of Bunty Annual

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Dark Days for Dolly – Orphaned Dolly stands to inherit a fortune from her dying foster mother, whose relatives scheme to force Dolly out of the house and claim her inheritance. Petra's Protectors – Early in the Second World War, Petra, a gypsy girl, has a circus act in France with her performing dogs, Leo, Pip and Tiki. When the Germans overrun France the circus is destroyed, and Petra and her dogs become refugees. Gita Guitar – Gita Jones is determined to play her guitar and earn her fare to America in the hopes of finding her father.

The Children’s Champion’ – this was about a Victorian girl called Hester Langley who decided to give up her wealthy London lifestyle to help youngsters in need. (There were a lot of stories set in the Victorian era, mainly emphasising differences between the rich and the poor.)Ernie's Girl – The Police Chief's computer, Electronic Random Name Indicator Extraordinary (Ernie), selects dizzy W.P.C. Dora Wiggins as the person most likely to succeed. Dora doesn't agree with this – but the chief believes his computer couldn't be wrong, and to her dismay he promotes her anyway.

Heartbreak House – When Penny Wellman moves into Corbie House, spooky and frightening things keep happening to her. Josie the Gymnast – Josie Jenkins mother works as a cleaner at the local gymnasium, where "Scotty" Alex, a gymnastics coach, catches Josie playing on the apparatus. Recognizing her talent, he decides to give her private instruction. Mary Had A Little Ram – Mary Duff has a clever pet ram named Johnny Boy. Along with Mary's close friend Hilda they have plenty of fun together. Carla the King's Protector – Carla Gale, a young chimney sweep, overhears General Krill plotting to kill the young King, Simon the sixth, so she hides the boy in her cottage. Then Carlaa discovers that General Krill has employed a boy to take the King's place – and he is an exact double of King Simon. Now Carla must expose the General and keep the real king safe. Carrie's Quest – In 1850, Carrie Kenworth goes into service for the wealthy James Goodwin. When she learns that her employer's granddaughter, Olive had run away five years ago, Carrie offers to go search for her.

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Little Moe the Eskimo – Inuit girl Monah-Panong-Took-I-Nah, known as "Little Moe", is a pupil at Badley College for Girls. Maid Of Snow – After a rare snowfall near the home of the Duval family in the Mediterranean, a sculptor makes an ice figure based on one of the maids, Tina, for the spoilt daughter of the house. When the snow melts Suzette wants to keep her sculpture, so Tina has to play the part when demanded.

K.O.S. – Kelly Wilson has got her dream job as a presenter on the top children's weekend morning show, K.O.S. (Kids On Saturday). with thanks to Lew Stringer and the ComicsUK Forum): Along with a range of annuals and calendars based on their current titles such as The Beano, “The Broons” and Jacqueline Wilson Magazine, now on general sale, DC Thomson have revived some of their classic comic titles with a “Best Of” Annual line, currently only available as limited editions from the publisher’s online shop. Lady Mary Radleigh (known as ‘Raddy’) was obviously from an aristocratic family; her father was an earl. She was well-mannered but never afraid to speak her mind. Sarah and Jane, Little Ladies at War – Two girls play loving sisters in a TV period drama, but off-camera they can't stand each other.

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Betrayed!: Michelle and Sharon are best friends. But the girls fall out when Michelle sees Sharon with her boyfriend Greg and feels betrayed. Living A Lie! – Claire Baxter starts at Woodend School at the same time as the new headmaster, Mr Baxter. The School bullies, Laura and Tina think Claire is the Head's daughter and say they will leave Claire and her friends alone. The story spreads, but the lie is causing problems for Claire.

Sandra's Search – When her archaeologist father falls ill, Sandra Small decides to take his place on an expedition into the South American jungle to find the fabulous stone of Solomon, a tablet as ancient as time itself. Parker Versus Parker -Carol Parker's ambition is to be a gymnast, but her talent doesn't please her sister Elaine, who is also training to be a gymnast. Carol's mother, an ex-ballerina, is also upset as she wants Carol to follow in her footsteps. Don't Date Damon!: When Chris dumps Tricia in a rather badly handled manner, she expects her friend Kirsty to dump Damon in sympathy as he is a friend of Chris. But Kirsty cannot bring herself to do it, so she is trying to date Damon in secret from Tricia.

Joking Apart: Gail Moody and Charlotte Franklins are best friends who have formed a comedy double act and it is proving successful. They are anxious to keep their friendship together after they discover that their act is no good when they do it on their own. But difficulties arise that test their friendship. They end up falling out for real but have to pretend to be friends for the sake of the act – and then news of their bust-up is leaked to the newspapers. They suspect that Gail's boyfriend Daniel Rigg is causing the trouble and set a trap for him. Bird Girl: Lynn Fairfax and her artist father move to the Italian village of Torricelli. Lynn encounters a mysterious girl who has a strange way with birds. She soon finds the mysterious girl is trying to save the birds from trappers and decides to lend a hand. But Lynn has to win the girl's confidence as the girl seems to be afraid of her. Penny Brown Club Leader – Penny Brown and her friend Cathy Adams set up a youth club in their quiet village, Stoneheads.