Georgia has grown up loving stories of adventure - but she's never allowed to have one of her own. Her adopted father won't even let her leave the city of Angleston. So Georgia creates inventions with her donkey friend, Ponky, waiting for the day she'll finally be able to see the world outside. But then everything changes. A strange bottle washes up on the shore of Angleston, promising an adventure that Georgia can't resist. It will take her on a journey to the edge of the world...

After angering a number of hostile spirits in England, 13-year-old magician Johnny Constantine has to find a way out of the country. Persuading his parents to send him to America, John arrives at the Junior Success Boarding School in Salem, Massachusetts. But once there, he finds himself to be something of an outcast. And he is also convinced that his homeroom teacher really has it in for him. Worse, he's convinced that's she's really a witch. Fortunately, John is able to find one kindred spirit at school with whom he's able to form an alliance - another misfit named Anna, who also happens to have her own developing magical powers. 

When Mole pops his head out of the ground one fine, spring morning, his friend Rat introduces him to the world of the riverbank and its most famous resident, the exuberant Mr. Toad. Mole soon finds himself caught up in Toad’s mischievous exploits, culminating in a battle for Toad Hall itself.