Differences between the movie and the . * Lisa Miller and several other characters, including Hollie, do not appear in the movie although Lisa Miller does appear in the animated short. * Where the book series takes place over a year, the film takes place over a couple weeks. * In the graphic novel series, Scott begins as a 23 year old and eventually turns 24. In the movie, Scott is 22 and because the movie takes place over a shorter period of time, he never has a birthday. * Ramona changes her hairstyle eight times throughout the book series, where in the movies her hair color is changed only three times. * Scott doesn't receive a letter from Patel, only the e-mail. * In the party scene where Scott meets Ramona, he (instead of shaping out her hair) draws a rough doodl