Maya is from california but has dark skin color.She acts like a person who has through lot of bad stuff and also has feelings when she talks.Maya said in the book that she has been quiet for over couple years since she was 8 years old because she had been raped by her mothers boyfriend,Mr. Freeman when she was 8 years old so when she speaked they took Mr.Freeman to court for rapping her.
Like i said earlier she likes to help others to like girls like to keep away from bad stuff she talks with feeling she like to share her thoughts and her what happened to her and good stuff that had happen to her.Maya has a very good personality at all times she