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"Chrissa" redirects here. For the doll, see Chrissa Maxwell (doll). For the book, see Chrissa. For the movie, see Chrissa Stands Strong (movie).

Chrissa Maxwell is the seventh Girl of the Year, released in 2009.

Personality and Facts[]

Chrissa is a ten-year-old girl who lives with her father, mother, brother Tyler (who is about a year older than Chrissa), and grandmother nicknamed Nana. The family at the start of the series has recently moved from Iowa to Edgewater, Minnesota to live with Nana following the death of her husband. Her family lives in an upper-class neighborhood.

Chrissa is a very creative girl and knows how to knit as well as sew. Her favorite sports are swimming and diving; she is a strong, skilled swimmer. She likes to help her dad with pottery. She is left-handed.

Chrissa is quiet and hesitant. She finds it hard to make friends at her new school, but tries her best to be friendly. Soon after arriving she becomes the target of bullying, led by Tara James and Jadyn Johnson who, along with Sonali Matthews, form a group called the Queen Bees. She later makes friends with Gwen Thompson and Sonali, though her friendship with both of them had a rough start.

Her grandmother's pets, mini-llamas named Cosmos and Checkers, later give birth to a baby named Starburst which becomes Chrissa's pet. She also has a Siamese cat named Keefer.

Family, Friends, and Other Characters[]

See Also: Minor Characters in Chrissa's Stories

Family[]

  • Paul Maxwell: father
  • Meg Maxwell: mother
  • Tyler Maxwell: older brother.
  • Louise Hanlon: maternal grandmother

Friends and Other Characters[]

  • Gwen Thompson: A girl who becomes Chrissa's friend.
  • Sonali Matthews: A girl who is initially part of a clique of mean girls, but becomes Chrissa's friend.

Books[]

Movie[]

Doll[]

See: Chrissa Maxwell (doll)
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The Chrissa doll.

Collection[]

See: Chrissa's Collection

Trivia[]

  • Chrissa was the second Girl of the Year to have a stated middle name after Jess McConnell and later followed by Joss Kendrick and Lila Monetti.
  • Chrissa was the second Girl of the Year to have the Josefina Mold after Marisol Luna.
  • Chrissa was the first Girl of the Year to have a movie about her.
  • With her retirement, Chrissa was the first to have items re-released under generic names as part of the Just Like You collection.
  • Chrissa was the first Girl of the Year since Kailey Hopkins to not have a whole world collection like previous Girls of the Year.
  • Edgewater, Minnesota is a fictional town; there is a water park named "Edgewater Hotel & Waterpark" in Duluth.

See also[]

References[]

Girls of the Year
2001

Lindsey Bergman

2003

Kailey Hopkins

2005

Marisol Luna

2006

Jess McConnell

2007

Nicki Fleming

2008

Mia St. Clair

2009

Chrissa Maxwell
with companions
Gwen Thompson and
Sonali Matthews

2010

Lanie Holland

2011

Kanani Akina

2012

McKenna Brooks

2013

Saige Copeland

2014

Isabelle Palmer

2015

Grace Thomas

2016

Lea Clark

2017

Gabriela McBride

2018

Luciana Vega

2019

Blaire Wilson

2020

Joss Kendrick

2021

Kira Bailey

2022

Corinne Tan
with companion
Gwynn Tan

2023

Kavi Sharma

2024

Lila Monetti

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