Karen, Nancy, and Hannie are excited about going to pony camp, but it turns out to be harder than they thought it would be. It's so hard, the girls don't know if they will have any time to have fun at camp.
Karen adopts a grandmother from Stoneybrook Manor. She has five grandmothers eventually. But her new grandmother makes Karen listen to old music and teaches her funny dances too, like the foxtrot.
Karen and her brother Andrew get ready to be in the St. Patrick's Day parade and meet the parade director who, claiming to be a real leprechaun, tells them a story about a pot of gold that can be found at the end of a rainbow.
Karen visits New York City for the weekend and is sure she will find great Christmas presents for Hannie and Nancy, but when the weekend is almost over she still doesn't have any presents.
Karen and Andrew are lucky to have two families, but sometimes they miss spending time with Daddy. Karen tries to find a way for them to spend equal time with both Mommy and Daddy.
Miss Colman's class is making kites for a kite-flying contest. When Karen gets into a fight with Natalie, everyone is on Natalie's side. Can Karen make up with her friends and win the contest?.