During the school holiday performance Honey the hamster escapes from her cage and was last seen scurrying out into the snow under a holly bush; and now Mandy and James must find her before she freezes to death.
Jody McGrath's dream adventure--a trip around the world with her family, studying dolphins--is threatened by unforeseen circumstances, including a surprise passenger and a sudden storm.
Mandy and James visit a wildlife park in Scotland where they become involved in a quest to save two young resident wolves some locals want to have sent away.
While helping to set up a Santaland outside Walton Cottage Hospital, Mandy and James spot a stray Jack Russell terrier, and hatch a plan to match the puppy with Charlie, a young patient they have befriended who desperately wants a dog for Christmas.