Shailene Woodley was 13 and a half when she did this movie.
Shailene Woodley nearly had an accident on set with the horse when she lost control of the animal during a riding scene.
Oscar award winning actress Julia Roberts served as executive producer for the film, she had recently worked on the previous American Girl film Samantha An American Girl Holiday as well and apparently loved the books.
Valerie Tripp (the author of the books) helped to develop and write the script.
The author said that she wanted Felicity and Ben to get married when they grew up which is why there is a subtle romance between the two in the movie and why they casted older actors for the roles even though they are supposed to be younger.