January: Chinese New Year
- There's no place like home.
- Sixth Cousin, a.k.a. Bandit Wong, lives at home in China with her extended family; her dad travels on business.
- Right before the New Year, her mom gets a letter that brings great change for the Wong family.
- Sixth Cousin chats with best friend, Fourth Cousin, about what could be happening.
- Sixth Cousin accidentally trips up one of the family servants and thinks she's going to get in trouble with family matriarch.
- Hoping to make sure her grandma doesn't get too angry, Sixth Cousin scoops up her fat, cute cousin Precious Coins, who can charm anyone.
- But Grandmother isn't angry. Instead, she announces that Sixth Cousin and her mom are going to move away to America to join her father.
- Sixth Cousin's not afraid and looks forward to celebrating New Year with family.
- Before she leaves, though, her grandpa says she should have a new name for her new country.
- Sixth Cousin names herself after an American film star—Shirley Temple—so now her name is Shirley Temple Wong.
- With that, she's ready for America.