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Nothing's impossible, only a bit tricky, that's all!
Ever wanted to build a space rocket, invent a homework-doing machine or make your school vanish? Well, join Tracey McBean and best friend Shamus Wong, on journeys full of mystery, drama, bizarre twists and funny bits!
It's flu season and Tracey's schoolteacher Mrs Carmody is home in bed. What's more, the substitute teacher has also been struck with the flu. Who will take care of Tracey's school class?
Tracey has not been paying much attention to her cat Morris, no matter what Morris attempts to do to get noticed. One night Morris thinks that enough is enough. He runs away from home and hits the open road.
Tracey's class pet is Frisky the guinea pig. Tracey and Shamus are doing a project to investigate if Frisky has a personality like they have a personality and Tracey plans to use the McBean Transpersonatron to find out.
Tracey was pleased when she encouraged Gordon to take up the position of Library Assistant. She wasn't pleased for long. Little did she know that Gordon would turn into the overlord of the library!
Megan has her eyes on a modeling contract - the prize for winning the local junior Model Quest. Tracey has other ideas that include taking the lump of clay that is Jim McConnelly, shaping him, molding him, and making him win.
Jim and Jake are always hassling Tracey and Shamus to kick the football with them. Why? So that they can embarrass them in a big way. Tracey wants to put a stop to this once and for all!
Gordon has a new hobby every week and this week his hobby is to hunt for dinosaurs; dinosaur fossils that is. He, Tracey and Shamus set out to search for fossils with Jim and Jake tagging along.
Shamus is on the short list to be an exchange student with a school in Beijing. Tracey thinks this is an unreal opportunity and is prepared to do anything to help Shamus convince the committee that he should be chosen.
Jonah reveals that the Curse of the McConnellys will soon strike Jim. He seeks someone to help Jim. Perhaps someone with a gift for inventing things to keep the curse at bay?
Tracey discovers a secret about Jake McConnelly. He has an alter ego. During the week he is the Jake we know. During the weekends he becomes Jakepoo the clown. That's right. He becomes a clown at children's parties.
Everyone is talking about it. Big Nick is coming to Tracey's school. He is the biggest, meanest, nastiest kid in town. At least that's what all the stories about him say. Tracey thinks they judge Big Nick for themselves.
Tracey has a problem with clothes. It's not choosing them, or buying them, or wearing them. Her problem is finding them. Tracey's solution is to make clothes come to her with McBean Fetch Tags on every piece of clothing.
Tracey's number one favourite thing is inventing. Now she's found number two - climbing. She loves inventing and she loves climbing, so what's better than both of them separate? Both of them together!
Tracey needs money for inventing supplies so gets a little extra pocket money cutting the lawn with her latest invention: The Grassmaster. This gets her thinking: wouldn't she earn lots of money by cutting lots of lawns?
Megan has dreams of becoming a famous TV weather presenter and challenges Tracey to come up with an invention that will make all of her weather predictions come true.
Tracey's school fetes are always fun with the petting zoo, rides and stalls, and even a recorder performance by Tracey's class. What's not fun is the afterwards with Tracey, Shamus, Jim and Jake assigned to clean up duty.
Tracey's class are on an excursion to Haunting Rock Park. Why is it called that? Shamus knows the tale of four young schoolchildren from long ago who disappeared in the park and were never seen again. Is it true?
Once Dad walks into the room, he always takes charge of the remote control. So Tracey makes one remote to rule them all, one remote to control them but soon realises that her remote controls a lot more than she bargained for.
Tracey can't believe how everyone is treating Jim just because he got onto a TV quiz. She decides to go onto the show herself to end his reign. But a few days before the show, disaster strikes. It's hideous and it's gruesome.
Tracey comes up with the idea of using the school PA system to read out student notices at lunchtime. What Tracey doesn't anticipate is Jim McConnelly taking her idea, sticking it under his jumper, and running away with it.
