Marissa From West Coast, USA

''"Hi! I'm Marissa From USA West Coast!" '' Personality

Marissa is an active, fun-loving, and outgoing American girl from California, the west coast. She is described as being very athletic and an excellent gymnast, but also she enjoys ballet. She loves animals, horseback riding on the beach, and has excellent sewing skills. She is also a very perceptive person. The only thing she doesn't like is the dark. Marissa is a member of the GlobalFriends Club. The club consists of girls all over the world who write letters or send emails to each other as pen pals. The Global Friends often help each other on their adventures and also learn from each other about different cultures and customs.

Description

She is a strawberry blonde girl with brown eyes, tan skin, and freckles. In Mystery Of The Russian circus book, she is described as short for her age.

Family/Friends

Mother

Older Brother in high school

Scooter: Marissa's dog

GlobalFriends Pen Pals
Jody (USA): Marissa's best friend. They often visit each other from state to state.

Katrina (Russia)

Briana (or Bethany from Midwest USA)

Aziza (Egypt): Marissa has known Aziza for two years. She assisted Aziza in Egypt with solving a mystery.

Carlotta (Spain): Assists Marissa online in solving mysteries.

Kitty (Ireland): Assists Marissa online in solving mysteries.

Yvonne (France): Assists Marissa online in solving mysteries.

Books

Secrets At California Beach Boardwalk (1997) 

This would have been the first book published and distributed for one of the Global Friends' American girls, becoming a character exclusive book for Marissa. However, it was not distributed for unknown reasons.

Marissa is one of the main characters found in other books throughout the series.

The Mystery Of The Russian Circus School (1996)

The Secret Egyptian Code (1996)

Rescue in Kenya (1997)