Top student Jane Ryan heads to Manhattan for a college-scholarship competition. Her rebellious twin Roxy Ryan goes along to crash a video shoot. But anything can happen – and does – in a romp involving a pursuing truant officer, a smuggler, hunkalicious guys and the girls’ realization that when the chips are down, a sister can be the best friend of all.

Twelve-year-old Mindy Ho inexpertly tries Taoist magic to fix her single mother’s financial situation and seemingly hopeless romantic prospects.