Bailey Alice Wilde has joined a new school, she has a terrible time and nobody likes her, and Katherine Golden sees to it. Bailey and Katherine, both secretly struggling with only one parent, have much more in common than you think. Baileys mum, Agent Cara Wilde, works in the MI6 SIS as an undercover spy. Children start disappearing in a manner of strange places, Cara tries to find the meaning behind them. When an attack is set up at the local pool, Bailey finds herself rescuing Katherine, from likely death. Then the most unlikely of events happens. Katherine's Mother disappears. Katherine and Bailey work together to try and find out where everyone is going. In the bedroom of Katherine's mum they ind something, something that could change everything.

Lyra is a young girl of thirteen, she has an almost perfect life; plenty of friends who care about her, a mum and dad an older sister, she goes to a posh private school, what more could she want? One day a girl turns up at her school. She is pretty, rich, her dad is an international footballer and her mom a superstar model and fashion designer. After a few short weeks everybody falls in love with her. At first Lyra doesn't mind, but when she finds out the new girl has been badmouthing Lyra to her friends she begins to feel, mad, sad, angry and jealous. Then when Lyra thinks things can't get worse she find out a dark secret about her friend. A secret that might put their friendship on the line. And even one girls life. This story is a fantastical test of friendship and courage.