A taste of freedom...
When a team of East German gymnasts visits Sweet Valley, it's one of the biggest events in the town's history. Jessica and Elizabeth—and the whole Wakefield family—are right in the centre of things. They're playing host to Christoph Beckmann, a cute blue-eued boy who happens to be one of the best gymnasts on the team.
As the days go by, the twins learn more and more about their new friend. He tells them that it is his parents who wish him to be a champion and that he just wants to have fun and be like other kids his age. So with the help of the Wakefields, he gets his wish. Between hamburgers, basketball and surfing, Jessica, Elizabeth, and Steven may have too good a job. Now Christoph refuses to go back to his country. Can Jessica and Elizabeth make him understand all that he'll be missing if he stays?