The star that led the three wise men could be the same star wished upon  this Christastime by three young women. 
 
In the opening story, Christmas child," fifteen-year-old Melanie feels cheated when her baby sister, born during the holidays, lives only a few hours. But the baby's brief life shows Melanie the lasting value of love.
 
Brenda struggles between noble intentions and earthier desires when she becomes a dying boy's final chance for happiness in "Last Dance."
 
The closing story, "Kathy's Life," presents a sixteen-year-old who appears to have it all. Kathy is beautiful and intelligent and has the perfect job, as a live-in caregiver for a couple's baby boy. But not everything is as perfect as it seems. Must Kathy give up the one person she loves most in the world?