Growing up is always a hard thing to do.
Life is hard but life growing up is even harder.
In the movie Dawn Weiner, a 12 year old girl in Junior High discovers just how difficult, confusing, and confrontational life can be for someone in Junior High. Dawn Weiner puts up with people teasing her for her name. She is the Weiner dog. She is the lesbo. Her shy nature coupled with her poor sense of style in clothing makes her the butt of many jokes and pranks.