Jackie Turner is a woman who isn't afraid to stand up for herself. As a child, she was abused, abandoned, and hungry, and she is now a college student. Despite the fact that she has completely turned her life around, the holidays are still a source of great anguish for her. Faced with yet another lonely holiday break on college, Jackie posts an ad on Craigslist for My ONE CHRISTMAS WISH-a Christmas family-and even offers to pay $8 per hour. Responses pour in, much to her astonishment. Among the many sincere invitations and letters of support, she also receives messages from other young people who are experiencing the same crushing emptiness that comes with spending the holidays apart from loved ones. Jackie is moved and motivated, so she throws a massive Christmas party-with the last-minute help of her adviser, friends, and support group-to find families for all the troubled people who emailed her, and she finds one for herself.
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Jackie Turner is a woman who isn't afraid to stand up for herself. As a child, she was abused, abandoned, and hungry, and she is now a college student. Despite the fact that she has completely turned her life around, the holidays are still a source of great anguish for her. Faced with yet another lonely holiday break on college, Jackie posts an ad on Craigslist for My ONE CHRISTMAS WISH-a Christmas family-and even offers to pay $8 per hour. Responses pour in, much to her astonishment. Among the many sincere invitations and letters of support, she also receives messages from other young people who are experiencing the same crushing emptiness that comes with spending the holidays apart from loved ones. Jackie is moved and motivated, so she throws a massive Christmas party-with the last-minute help of her adviser, friends, and support group-to find families for all the troubled people who emailed her, and she finds one for herself.
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