In ‘Ally’s World’, Ally has a mum who isn’t around, and sisters who fight, same as the sisters in ‘In Sarah’s Shadow’ and ‘My Sister The Super-Bitch’.
If family hassles are stressing YOU out, contact:
Childline 0800 1111; http://www.childline.org.uk/
In ‘Butterflies, Bullies And Bad, Bad Habits’ and ‘Marshmallow Magic & The Wild Rose Rouge’, Rowan and Lemmie both suffer from bullying.
If bullying is stressing YOU out, contact:
http://www.bullying.co.uk/
In ‘Friends, Freak-Outs And Very Secret Secrets’, Ally finds out that Kyra’s mum has a problem with alcohol.
If someone’s drinking is stressing You out, contact:
Al-Anon Family Groups - http://www.al-anonuk.org.uk/
In ‘Visitors, Vanishings And Va-va-va-voom’, ‘Indie Kidd’ and ‘Wonderland’, the characters have to deal with parents who have divorced, and stepfamilies too.
If divorce or a stepfamily situation are stressing YOU out, contact:
http://www.itsnotyourfault.org/
In ‘Frankie, Peaches & Me’ and ‘Amber & The Hot Pepper Jelly’, both Stella and Amber suffer badly from acute shyness.
If shyness is stressing YOU out, contact:
http://www.shykids.com/
In ‘Frankie, Peaches & Me’, Stella struggles with stammering.
If stammering is stressing YOU out, contact:
http://www.stammering.org/