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<small>''"Chrissa" redirects here. For the doll, see [[Chrissa Maxwell (doll)]]. For the book, see [[Chrissa (book)|Chrissa]]. For the movie, see [[Chrissa Stands Strong (movie)]].''</small>
{{Infobox character
|name = Chrissa Maxwell
|image = Image:Chrissalogo.jpg
|imagewidth = 300px
|fullname = Chrissa Marie Maxwell
|gender = Female
|firstappearance = [[Chrissa (book)|Chrissa]]
|born = c. 1999
|serieslocation = Edgewater, Minnesota|
|father = Paul Maxwell
|mother = Meg Maxwell
|siblings = Tyler Maxwell
|grandparents = Louise "Nana" Hanlon<br>Grandpa Hanlon (Deceased)
|friends = [[Gwen Thompson]]
[[Sonali Matthews]]}}
'''Chrissa Maxwell''' is the seventh [[Girls of the Year|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==

* ''[[Chrissa (book)|Chrissa]]'' by [[Mary Casanova]]
* ''[[Chrissa Stands Strong]]'' by [[Mary Casanova]]

==Movie==

* ''[[Chrissa Stands Strong (movie)|Chrissa Stands Strong]]''

==[[Doll]]==
: ''See: [[Chrissa Maxwell (doll)]]''

[[File:Chrissadollface.jpg|thumb|200px|The Chrissa doll.]]
* [[Face Mold]]: [[Josefina Mold]]
* Skin: Light
* Hair: Brown
* Eyes: Light Blue
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==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==
* [[Minor Characters in Chrissa's Stories]]

==References==
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[[Category:Chrissa Maxwell]]
[[Category:Girls of the Year]]

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