Chrissa Stands Strong (movie)

Chrissa Stands Strong is a movie retelling the stories of Chrissa Maxwell.

Cast

 * Sammi Hanratti as Chrissa Maxwell
 * Adair Tishler as Tara James
 * Ariela Barer as Sonali Matthews
 * Kaitlyn Dever as Gwen Thompson
 * Shelby Harmon as Jadyn Johnson

Television Release
The movie premiered on HBO at 7:15 EST/PST on Monday, January 5th, 2009.

DVD Release
The DVD was released on January 6th, 2009 through the website and various retailers. It is possible that after Chrissa is retired, her movie will continue to be available for purchase much like the previous books remain.

Items Associated With the Movie

 * Chrissa Maxwell (doll)
 * Sonali Matthews (doll)
 * Gwen Thompson (doll)
 * Chrissa's Collection

Trivia

 * In the movie, Kaitlyn Dever's character, Gwen Thompson, played the violin. Clara Rosenberg's hands were filmed playing two songs that Gwen plays in the movie. The actual songs were pre-recorded by a third person.