Troubles for Cécile (American Girls: Marie-Grace and Cécile, #4)
Denise Lewis Patrick
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Troubles for Cécile (American Girls: Marie-Grace and Cécile, #4)
Denise Lewis Patrick
1 ratings • 1 reviews
Cécile's summer is off to a glowing start. She loves spending time with her older brother, Armand, who is finally home from France. And she and her friend Marie-Grace enjoy helping at a nearby orphanage, playing with the children. But a shadow falls over the bright summer when Cécile hears that a terrible sickness--yellow fever--is spreading in New Orleans. When yellow fever strikes in her own home, Cécile is more afraid than she has ever been before. Can she find the strength to help when her family needs her most?
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Childhood memory: None ... Okay, so this isn't technically one of the American Girl books I read as a kid. But, my memories of those I did enjoy keep me interested in checking in on the historical American Girl books as AG publishes them.
Revisited review: Overall, this particular series is just okay. This review will be for all six books in the series. Not sure if I like the deviation from the typical AG historical format (____ saves the day, happy birthday ____, etc.), but that seems to be the trend with the recent AG historical series. This series in particular is unique since it's narrated by two different girls. Unfortunately, until the final book, both characters felt underdeveloped and flat. Marie-Grace was depicted as practically a saint while Cecile had traces of sel-centered, naive rich girl. In the final book, which was the best of the series, both characters finally felt real. Splitting the story between two characters, each girl's story arc felt rushed and I didn't feel as pulled into the historical aspects of the story.
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