Farm work isn't Joe's idea of holiday fun. He wanted to spend the summer surfing. But when he finds himself in the middle of a disagreement about GM (genetically-modified) crop trials, life becomes more interesting. He also meets two very different girls. But what do they really want from him?

There's an exciting email for Ben from his friend Nico in Italy. Nico has two tickets for the Italy-England football match! Can Ben come? On the plane from London to Rome, Ben makes a new friend, who is also going to the match. On the big day, Rome is full of excited fans. But the boys get a nasty surprise — their tickets are missing! Where are they? Can anybody help the boys? Will they be able to see the match?

Lisa Brown is scared of skiing! Little by little, she gets better at it, but at the end of the day she is still too afraid to ski down the mountain with her ski class. She is about to get onto the ski lift when she sees someone from the class is in danger. Lisa is the only one who can help. What will she do?

Anna has a holiday job helping out on a yacht called Summer Cloud. She's excited because two very important passengers are coming on board. Kit has a holiday job as a photographer — he has to get photos of Anna's passengers for a new magazine. But out at sea, Kit discovers that the people who gave him the job want more than just photos. He's soon in great danger, and so are all the people on Summer Cloud.