American Girl is the brand name for a line of dolls, books and other items, including at this time four movies. The American Girl philosophy, according to the fine review at PopMatters, "sets high standards, so wholesome and pious they're almost creepy." This movie, taking place in the colonial times, is everything you'd expect, with notably high production values for a family movie. Shailene, playing believably the 10-year-old Felicity Merriman, is spirited, beautiful and headstrong, a girl that any American Girl fan would likely want to be. She struggles against the expectations of the time for a fine and proper lady, saves a horse from a cruel owner, and has a best friend Elizabeth (Katie). Eulala is cute in the smaller role of the little sister Nan, seen also in the sample video clip.