When Shinobu learns that the daughter of her host family, Alice Cartelet, is coming to stay with her and study in Japan, she's thrilled. But will Alice be able to fit in with Shinobu's Japanese schoolfriends, Yoko and Aya? And how will the arrival of Shinobu's old rival Karen, who's half-English and half-Japanese, affect the potential culture clash?
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