This is a very cute article,

and this girl is very creative, but GotY 2021 has been in production since about 2018, so the odds of this happening are low :( and technically, the 2021 GotY is supposed to live in 2021, not 2020. So, although this girl sounds very sweet and the idea is quite good, I don’t think AG will scrap 2021 GotY they’ve been working on for 2 years for this girl’s request:(.

I know. I saw this before, and I was like, um, okay... GOTY 2021 is supposed to be living then. And if they've been working on it for years, they can't say, "Oh! Let's just move this to next year!" They probably start producing the GOTY stuff a year or two before they're GOTY. Maybe it would work for a historical, but... AG probably starts producing the stuff a few years before they sell it, so probably wouldn't work for a contemporary.

I think it's a good idea but i do think that the pandemic should have some impact on her life. At least acknowledging that it happened. I mean for a 8-10 year old girl that woud be huge. I hope that this all will be over in a year but i do think that there are some higher priorities (in my opinion) for the girl of the year. for instance at the momment american girl has no asian character dolls being sold. Also american girl has been working on this doll for years and they can't just change it all of a sudden. the news with the pandemic changes every day so it would be hard for ag to know how much of an impact the pandemic will have on the world in a year from now. just some of my thoughts. :)