It's Amanda's 13th birthday and all Amanda wants to do is complete her list of accomplishments by the time she turns thirteen. These include skipping school with Busy and hanging out with some bad kids. Unfortunaely for Mel, Amanda's mom's boyfriend, Amanda is encouraged by the bad crowd to spray paint graffiti on his car. Amanda,feeling guilty,ends up confessing her crime to Mel.
Keywords: best-friend , coming-of-age , family-relationships , friendship , italian-family , tomboy