Ambar Dorado and her parents go to the Poconos for two weeks with Ambar's best friend, Justo, and his family.

Upset with her parents for arguing on what she hoped would be a perfect day, Ambar gets lost at a county fair when she tries to follow her best friend Justo and his family through the crowd.

Ambar is nervous about starting second grade with a new teacher, but despite being in the same class as mean Ana Burton, things turn out just fine.

Ambar Dorado loves the second grade but wonders if she will ever receive an award from Pupitrina, the desk fairy, for keeping her desk clean.