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Amanda Wilkinson appears as a minor character on Because of Winn-Dixie. Opal eventually becomes Amanda Wilkinson's closest friend even though she seems to have an unpleasant nature. The Wilkinsons were a Canadian country-oriented trio hailing that hails from Belleville, Ontario. They were discovered in 1997. The group was comprised consisting of Amanda Wilkinson as lead singer and her sister Tyler Wilkinson along with their father Steve Wilkinson. Opal searches the town but is unable to locate Winn-Dixie. She returns to Gloria's house ten minutes later to find that Winn Dixie was in the house all day since he's scared of the storms. The story ends when Otis plays guitar and the entire group sings The Preacher's tunes. Opal was delighted to meet Amanda although she did not realize that Amanda was becoming Opal's closest friend. Opal felt closer to Amanda after she learned that Amanda was also a victim of grief and sorrow within her own personal life. It was then that she realized they may have more similarities than she thought. Dunlap Dewberry was 9 years old old as Stevie Dewberry was ten, and both had hair cut due to fleas. They looked exactly alike even though they were not twins. My Amanda was inspired by the dynamic between Alessandra and Stevie, but not the real-life events. She explains "The story has nothing to have anything to do with actual life. The relationships of friendship are used because I was trying to make a fresh kind of story. Amanda Bynes, an American actress was placed in psychiatric custody on Sunday after she was found naked in the street of Los Angeles. Amanda Bynes from the United US was referred to the psychiatric hospital on Sunday following her discovery wandering around Los Angeles naked. When she was growing up she also appeared on stage in Annie, The Secret Garden The Music Man or The Sound of Music.