10-year-old Laura can't own up and find a way to say sorry for a misadventure.

Mohammed is a keen bowler and is desperate to join the cricket team at his new school. But there are no places and so he ends up playing with the girls - who prove to be the better side.

Lily's cousin Phoung arrives with her parents from Vietnam. But the trophy cousin turns out to be a real threat to Lily's status at home and at school.

Mike knows a lot about Australian muscle cars from 1968 to 1978 but the other kids think he's odd and he thinks he has only got one friend, Ben. But is Ben a real friend?

Sofia is a spy for the yayas and she's determined to get rid of her brother Michaelis's Anglo girlfriend before he leaves for Vietnam.

Michaelis's family is from Kalymnos. He wants to be Australian not Greek but even more he wants a television so he can watch Robin Hood.

Jen's dad died in the war. Now her mum is planning to marry Wal, who even though he has a car, definitely doesn't match up in Jen's eyes to her war hero real dad.

Colum has two big ambitions; to stop his best mate Thommo's family from being kicked out of their house next door to his and to get up the nerve to ride his billy cart down Brickpits Hill.

Bridie just wants to hang out with her big sister Kath and best friend Lorna, and be in on their secrets. Talking her way into tagging along, Bridie sets off for what is meant to be a day of harmless fun.

Bertie steals his friend's pet rabbit for his magic show. He wants to raise money to buy a present for his brother Eddie who's coming home from the war. It's 1918.

Evelyn can't wait for cracker night. This year, for the first time, the family has their own box of fireworks. Unfortunately Evelyn shows the box to her disbelieving neighbour Freddie.

Rowley longs for his father to come home. Convinced that good deeds will be rewarded, he'll do anything to help his mother and the other residents in the boarding house they live in. It's 1898.

Victoria and her family have just moved into the terrace house that her father has built. She'll do anything to ensure that they stay there forever - including witchcraft.

Henry believes he's a brilliant inventor. When he accidently blows up the school house he's expelled and has to find a way to get back in. The trouble is, his plan involves more inventions.

Minna and her friends start a game of who can scare each other the most. However, one night, Minna goes too far.

Ben's one wish is for his family to be able to celebrate a proper Thanksgiving dinner. But his efforts to earn the money to buy a turkey plunge him into escalating rivalry with a local boy, Leck.

Johanna is aware of a lot of whispering about her parentage and becomes determined to find out who her father really is. She starts to investigate but is unprepared for a shocking discovery.

Davey, a stable boy working for the powerful Owen family, decides that the only way he can save his favourite horse from the tannery is to steal her and become a bushranger.

Alice and her friend George decide to stage a piglet race and they'll stop at nothing, including pig swapping and doping, to win.

Charles strikes a deal with an escaped convict who agrees to help him in exchange for food and freedom. However, Charles finds himself being held to ransom by the increasing demands from the convict.

Sarah works as a servant for the cold and demanding Mrs Owen and her daughter Alice. Alice sets out to make Sarah's life a misery, but the two girls have more in common than they realise.

Sam, a child convict, is working for a man who's never there. He's on his own in the bush and in charge of a villainous goat. When the goat disappears Sam spends a night in the scary bush to get her back.

Waruwi discovers a platoon of marines led by a young drummer boy coming though the bush. The cow they're after has wandered into her camp and she has to find a way to put them off the track.

Dan is a drummer boy with the marines and his commander asks him to capture a native dog to bring back to the colony's Governer. The only trouble is the dog in question belongs to Waruwi.

Bunda tries everything to get his older brothers attention but all Bunda gets is his brothers anger and contempt. They need to learn to stop teasing each other and become friends as well as brothers.

When a little boy, Mung, goes missing, Barangaroo and Mani are forced to follow his trail into a scary gully ruled by the legendary monster: the Mumuga.