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An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong is a american film of genre Drama directed by Martha Coolidge released in USA on 5 january 2009 with Sammi Hanratty
An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong (2009)
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Add to a movie listAn American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong (2009) is the 5th film in the American Girl series, starring Sammi Hanratty in the title role. It is based on the Chrissa books in the American Girl series written by Mary Casanova.
The screenplay was written by Christine Coyle Johnson and Julie Prendiville Roux. The movie was directed by Martha Coolidge. It won a 2009 Gold Award from National Parenting Publications (NAPPA).
Synopsis
Chrissa Maxwell and her family move from Iowa to Minnesota in order to be closer to Chrissa's grandmother, Louise "Nana" Hanlon, after their grandfather died. At her new school, Chrissa has a hard time making friends and soon finds herself bullied by Tara James, Sonali Matthews and Jayden Johnson, a trio of girls called the Mean Bees.Actors
Sammi Hanratty
(Chrissa Maxwell)
Annabeth Gish
(Meg Maxwell)
Kaitlyn Dever
(Gwen Thompson)
Timothy Bottoms
(Paul Maxwell)
Michael Learned
(Nana Louise Hanlon)
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