A struggling young baker in no mood for the holidays returns to her small hometown, where her festive family and a handsome farmer try to get her back in the Christmas spirit.

As a lonely middle-schooler experiences the trauma of getting her period for the first time, she discovers her body isn’t the only thing betraying her. "The Girl" explores the feelings of shame, secrecy, longing, confusion, grief, betrayal and anger that are so central to adolescence.

When a talk show relationship expert with her own romantic hang-ups gets stranded at a ranch before Christmas, the charming rancher reminds her that love is always worth the risk.