Molly is excited to learn that an English girl is coming to stay at the McIntiresí--just in time for Mollyís birthday! But Emily turns out to be different from the glamorous girl Molly pictured. Emily is shy and standoffish. Then Molly discovers she and Emily have some important things in common. The girls become fast friends and decide to celebrate Mollyís birthday with an English tea party. But they canít agree on how to do it, and it takes a special birthday surprise to help them patch up their hurt feelings.
