American girls collection. Marie-Grace and Cecile, 1853
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Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
105 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Marie-Grace Gardner, a doctor's daughter who has just returned to her native New Orleans in 1853, makes friends with Cecile Rey, whose prosperous family are free people of color, and is persuaded to change places with her at separate Mardi Gras balls.
2) Meet Cecile
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Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
109 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Cecile Rey, whose prosperous family are free people of color, makes friends with Marie-Grace Gardner, a doctor's daughter who has just returned to her native New Orleans in 1853, and persuades her to change places at their separate Mardi Gras balls.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
94 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Cecile is enjoying her older brother Armand's return from France and her growing friendship with Marie-Grace, with whom she volunteers at an orphanage, until the yellow fever epidemic theatening New Orleans strikes her own household.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
88 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
As the yellow fever epidemic continues to ravage New Orleans and the orphanages become more crowded, Marie-Grace and Cecile help with the orphans, until Marie-Grace learns that her Uncle Luc's fiancee, Mademoiselle Oceane, has fallen ill.
