The Monster Garden

by Vivien Alcock

Published 24 March 1988
Using a tissue sample she believes is from one of her father's experiments in genetic engineering, Frankie accidentally creates a baby monster, which begins to grow at an alarming rate.

Thirteen-year-old Cassie, the seventh child of a seventh child, begins to exhibit the gift of second sight which enables her to communicate with the Other World.

The Stonewalkers

by Vivien Alcock

Published June 1981
A garden statue of Belladonna, brought to life by a flash of lightning, gathers a stone army from gardens and churches as twelve-year-old Poppy and her friend Emma watch, fascinated and terrified.

Cuckoo Sister

by Vivien Alcock

Published 27 June 1985
A scruffy, undernourished teenager appears at the door of Kate's parents' London home, bearing a note that she is their long-lost child, stolen from her pram as a baby.

The Sylvia Game

by Vivien Alcock

Published May 1982
During a trip to the seaside with her ne'er-do-well artist father, twelve-year-old Emily makes friends with a gypsy's son and the young heir to a stately home, who are struck by her resemblance to mysterious, long-dead Sylvia, a girl in a painting by Renoir.

Ghostly Companions

by Vivien Alcock

Published 26 July 1984
Ten stories of supernatural events set in England.