Thirteen of us, BFFs, hanging out at the mall on Saturdays, having sleepovers on

weekends, sharing histories, working through our diversities, our problems with

our moms, boys, zits and being fat, we think we have it all together. Until our

losses begin to stack up in the form of our close friends death, problems with our

diversities that threaten to split us up, parents losing their jobs in the deepening

recession, some of us losing our homes, some of us losing our way; and on top of

that, the mall, our favorite hangout on the planet closing its doors... not until then

do we almost lose ourselves.

Then suddenly, out of nowhere, our lives begin to change. Mostly because of the

mysterious woman who shows up toward the end of our eighth grade year, and the

way she completely shakes up our lives, transforming us forever.