Natalia has dreamed all her life of skating in America--and now her dream has come true! She's moving in with Tori Carsen's family and joining Silver Blades. But as soon as Natalia arrives, her dream turns into a nightmare. The girls in Silver Blades don't want to be her friends. She can't work with her new coach. And she's horribly homesick. Natalia wants to return to Russia--now! So she comes up with a secret plan to run away. There's just one problem. Natalia needs Tori's help--and getting it is not going to be easy!