Jackie Turner is a straight-A school scholar, who was abused, deserted and starved as a toddler. Though she has resolutely turned her life round, the vacations are nonetheless very painful for her. Going through one other lonely vacation break on campus, Jackie takes an advert on Craigslist for My ONE CHRISTMAS Want - a household for Christmas - and even affords to pay $8 an hour. To her shock, responses flood in. Among the many quite a few heartfelt invites and letters of help, she additionally hears from different younger folks battling the identical overwhelming vacancy that comes with spending the vacations with out family members. Moved and impressed, Jackie decides to throw a giant Christmas occasion - with the last-minute assist of her adviser, associates and help group - to seek out households for all these troubled people who emailed her, and finds one for herself as properly.
