Tricia cant stand her rotten redheaded older brother Richie, who cain do everything better than she can. So when her grandmother tells her a wish made on a shooting star will come true, she knows exactly what to wish for -- to be able to do something, anything, better than Richie. When a traveling carnival comes to town, Tricia decides what that something will be -- shell ride the merry-go-round longer than Richie. And thats how she finds out just what wishes -- and rotten redheaded older brothers -- can really do.