Adapted by Brokeback Mountain co-scribe Diana Ossana based on Stuart Stout and Shelby Stout's book Hope's Wish: How One Girl's Dream Made Others Come True, the true story centers on Hope Stout. When diagnosed with a life-threatening disease, the 12-year-old girl sets out on a mission to fund the wishes of 155 other children with the help of dedicated Make-A-Wish Foundation executive Toni Dubois (Latifah) and the Charlotte community.