Timeline

The Crystal series takes place in real time. The following is a timeline of events and character births, mostly related to Crystal's backstory.

1995:

 * January 19: Michael is born.
 * February 13: Jessica is born.
 * March 29: Chrissy is born.
 * April 6: Sabrina is born.
 * April 17: Crystal is born.
 * May 24: Tanisha is born.
 * June 8: Melissa is born.
 * June 23: Malibu is born.
 * July 16: Jasmine is born.

1997:

 * November 12: Tina is born.

2000:

 * Crystal enters school in kindergarten.
 * September 8: Hayley is born.

2001:

 * Crystal's parents divorce, leaving her on her own.
 * Crystal finds the skateboard in the dumpster, where she discovers her love of it.

2002:

 * Crystal meets Andrew and Jamie, who become her best friends.

2003:

 * Crystal runs out of the money her parents gave her. and cannot afford anything, getting evicted from her house.
 * Crystal moves in with Jamie's family.

2004:

 * Crystal starts becoming famous and making money.

2006:

 * Crystal has decided that she has the money to support herself now, moves out of Jamie's house and moves back into her old one.

2009:

 * Crystal earns her title of "Best Female Skateboarder in the World".

2012:

 * June: Crystal attempts to find her parents, setting off the events of the first book. She moves to New York City.
 * July: Crystal leaves New York and moves to Tampa.
 * August: She competes in the Tampa AM, and leaves Tampa, moving to San Diego. She befriends Melissa.
 * December: She has a falling out with Melissa and gets to move to Hawaii to be with her parents.

2013:

 * January: Crystal befriends Michael and meets Malibu, Jasmine, and Tanisha.
 * February: Crystal befriends Tina, breaks off her friendship with her, and befriends Tanisha.
 * March: Crystal hosts the Slam City Jam.
 * April: She visits New Jersey again. She goes to Moscow and drops out of a competition due to it being for amateurs.
 * May: She goes to Australia with Michael and Tanisha to see a KISS concert and Crystal performs a go-kart stunt.
 * June: The first book ends.
 * September: The second book begins. Crystal moves to L.A., where she is attending college. She meets Sabrina, Jessica, and Chrissy.
 * October: Crystal destroys the bells, almost getting suspended.
 * November: Crystal gets a visit from Michael, Tanisha, and Tina.
 * December: Michael confesses to Crystal over the phone. She confesses to liking him back.

2014:

 * January: Crystal and Tanisha go to Princeton for Michael's birthday. Crystal and Michael spend the night on the roof, where they eventually have their first kiss.
 * February: The second book ends/The third book begins. Melissa and Crystal exact revenge on Sabrina and her girls. Malibu and Jasmine transfer to their college.
 * March: The third book ends. Crystal and her friends and enemies go to Tampa to watch Crystal compete to defend her title.
 * April: The fourth book begins. Crystal celebrates her birthday and suffers her breakdown.
 * June: The fourth book/series ends.

Trivia

 * As of January 1, 2021, every character's age would be as follows:
 * Crystal, Michael, Melissa, Tanisha, Malibu, Jasmine, Sabrina, Jessica, and Chrissy would be 25 years old.
 * Eric would be 24 years old.
 * Tina would be 23 years old.
 * Hayley would be 20 years old.