Book Review on Meet Marie-Grace
Nine-year-old Marie-Grace Gardner was born in New Orleans where she lived with
her father, an American doctor, and her mother, who came from a French family.
After her mother died, Marie-Grace and her father moved north, where her father
grew up. Now, in January 1853, Marie-Grace and her her father have finally moved
back to New Orleans.
Marie-Grace is happy to be back in New Orleans and hopes she never has to move
again, since she and her father moved many times in the past four years.
She is excited to explore New Orleans, see her relatives from her mother's side
of the family again, and go to school, where she can hopefully make friends.
But the girls at school are unkind to her and she feels like an outsider.
Her only friend is Cécile, a young girl her age who is a free person of color
from a wealthy family in New Orleans. The two girls meet at the opera house
where Marie-Grace hopes to take lessons, and quickly become friends.
I loved the American Girls series growing up and I credit it, along with the
Little House and Dear America books, for helping me develop a love for
historical fiction. Even though I am an adult now, I was very interested
when I saw that the newest American Girl series would be from the perspectives
of two different girls from very different backgrounds growing up in
New Orleans in 1853. The historical setting is very interesting since
New Orleans was such a multicultural city and very different from the rest
of the United States in the mid 19th century. I think young girls will enjoy
this series while hopefully learning a bit about a very unique place and time
from American history.
Book Review of Meet Cécile
Cécile Rey can’t wait for Mardi Gras—the dazzling season of parties and
costume balls in New Orleans. For the grandest event of all, the Children’s Ball,
Cécile is determined to come up with a fantastic costume like no other.
Everyone will notice her! But Mardi Gras season turns out to be even more
exciting than Cécile expects when she meets a new girl named Marie-Grace Gardner.
Together they form an unlikely friendship—and share a daring adventure!
Okay so with those book reviews seen, turns out some very lucky people were able to see some of the books first hand & took pictures I was able to get some of these pictures (sorry if they are somewhat blurry.)
I hope you guys found this info helpful and got you excited to see the new dolls cause I know I am. BTW I did not write the book reviews....I found them on line :)
~Doll Investigator
