Homeschooled in the same town Brad Pitt grew up.
Quite a coincidence seeing as how they are both raised/from a regular old non-showbiz town (Springfield, MO).
I think the attraction with her is she is filling the hole Ellen Page left behind. Now we have a new tiny tomboy that looks 15 years younger than her age. That will keep in her in the biz a long time as long as she has a good agent.