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Thirteen-year-old Christa can't wait to spend Christmas abroad with her parents--until they tell her they are divorcing. On the trip with just her mom, Christa finds comfort in some unexpected packages from her dad and a friendship with a cute boy. Christa's complicated emotions about her changing family feel genuine; her adventures in Florence, Paris, and London will appeal to tweens with wanderlust.