When twelve-year-old Olive, who suffers from brittle bone disease and has been homeschooled all her life, finally attends school in person she soon discovers fitting in is not that easy, but if she can find the magical wish-granting hummingbird that supposedly lives nearby, and prove herself worthy, maybe her deepest wish will be granted.

Restricted by a painful hip disease, Kevin finds himself drawn to the free-spirited hummingbirds that congregate around his family's summer cabin and adopts one special male he calls Starfire.