Amity Anderson and Autumn Woods befriend a classmate of Amity's who attends Basin City Elementary for only part of the school year. Rosalinda Garcia travels with her parents and brothers to work in farm crops. This year they experience serious problems. See to what lengths true friends will go to help them out of a bind. Amity and Autumn lend accounts of celebrations around the world in letters from other Global PenPals. An addendum adds celebrations that follow the Christmas season.