Mandie goes home for the Christmas holiday and finds a very special present waiting for her.

Mandie trys to solve a holiday mystery.

Mandie is in charge of the Christmas Eve skit and decides to plan a special event that will remind everyone of the true meaning of Christmas. With Joe Woodard's help, Mandie secretly rounds up the orphan children in town and finds a home for them in the church basement. Will Mandie's Christmas performance compel the people of Franklin to help find permanent homes for the children? Includes the full drama script.

The first night Mandie is at the White House she hears something in the hallway and is convinced that she sees George Washington-- who's been dead for 200 years! In the nights that follow, she sees him again in different places. What's going on?

When she finds herself in charge of the Christmas Eve skit, Mandie, with Joe's help, tries to remind everyone of the holiday's true meaning by secretly gathering all the town's orphans and giving them parts in the play as well as a home in the church base

Mandie has mixed feelings when she returns home from boarding school to find a new baby brother. Her mother seems to be so wrapped up in the new baby that Mandie allows herself to wonder if her mother doesn't love her anymore. Feeling sorry for herself, Mandie packs her few belongings to leave, despite her Uncle Ned's advice.