Jessica and Elizabeth learn a secret language from their father called Ithig. Jessica gives the secret language to a friend and now it is not a secret anymore--in fact the whole school knows it.
Jessica and Elizabeth care for the neighbor's five-year-old daughter while they go on vacation. The twins think it will be easy to care for her, but they soon find out she is spoiled.
Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield, twin sisters and the best dancers in their ballet class, both want to dance the solo in the class recital; but Jessica is convinced Elizabeth will get it because she is the teacher's pet.
The Unicorns don't want Mandy to join their group and they want Jessica to tell her she can't join them. Then Mandy gets some news that makes the Unicorns seem unimportant.