Julie's and Stuart's story varies drastically from the first story in the book. Julie's parents have been arrested in a riot over Christmas village ornaments and Julie is sent to her grandparents in Florida, but the train gets stuck in the snow. She goes to a Waffle House and meets Stuart, whose car is stuck in the snow. He suggests that they walk to his house. They fall into a frozen lake and he and his family make her feel welcome on Christmas Day. In the film, Stuart is the one with nowhere to go on Christmas Day, he is a big star, and Julie's mom is sick.
