When Samantha planned a party, she never planned on leaving her best friend, Nellie, out. In Samantha's Winter Party, Samantha and her friends plan a party with a gift exchange. But Nellie can't afford to buy presents. Find out how Nellie manages to surprise them anyway! —- After you read Samantha's story, learn how to make snow candles just like Samantha and Nellie might have made. -from the back cover Also includes a section on ice skating in the early 1900s.