is to join a freak show. The Morgans are not happy with being considered freaks and Martha decides she will help find them jobs. Along the way to find new jobs they have to deal with people's prejudices as well as DeVere the owner of the Freak show trying to capture them. The Mysterious Miss "X" – Nancy Dallas is forbidden to swim by her father so she enters competitions as Miss X. The Newcomers – Eta and her brother Elvin are aliens from the planet Topaz-9 who crash-land on Earth. Rescue will take time, so they are advised to keep their identities secret and integrate into Earth society as best they can. But this is not proving easy. The Night Owls – Sophie Gray and her brother, Jack, are able to leave the orphanage they stay in when they inherit a cottage when their Great-Uncle Lionel had left them. They find a secret passageway in the cottage that leads to Black Scar mine, and help the poor boys who slave in the mine for the sinister Silas Morgan. The No-Good Gnome – When Joanne Dolland and her parents move to the country, Joanne finds an ancient metal button which summons a gnome into her presence. The gnome can grant wishes – but not always in the way Joanne wanted. The Painting – Life had been tough for the Blakes since Mr Blake lost his job. They get a new start though, when Mr Blake inherits a cottage from his aunt. While clearing out some things, Emma Blake has a rummage around the attic and comes across a portrait of a lady who bears an uncanny resemblance to herself. Soon, Emma is haunted by dreams where the girl from the painting tells her "we are one" and influences her into evil. The Perfect Friend? – Carly Walker is thrilled when older, trendy Michelle Sergeant wants to be her friend. But being friends with Michelle keeps causing problems for Carly. The Phantom Ballerina – A mysterious girl arrives at Madame Petrova's ballet school, but she can't dance. The Pink Piano – Dan McCabe's family are travelling across America to start a new life in Texas. Along the way they make friends with two cowboys, not knowing they are actually bank-robbers. They hide the stolen money in Jill McCabe's piano, and plan to pick up the money again when the family reach