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Meet Marie-Grace (2011)

by Sarah Masters Buckey(Favorite Author)

3.99 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1593696523 (ISBN13: 9781593696528)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

American Girl Publishing Inc

series

American Girls: Marie-Grace and Cécile

review 1: 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 s... moreel-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.
review 2: Marie-Grace has just moved to New Orleans and experiences all the glamour as if she were a tourist seeing everything for the first time even though it's the city where she was born. Her father is a doctor and her mother has passed away before the story begins. Marie-Grace begins school and feels left out because she isn't a rich American girl and because she isn't a French New Orleans girl. Her one true friend is Cecile, a girl who attends the same music class. The two have some fun when they attend two separate Mardi Gras balls and dress alike, which allows them the secrecy to move between both balls undetected. The description of the setting makes this a must read. Girls will love reading the scenes that take place at the balls and will recognize the difficulty of female friendships that Marie-Grace endures at her new school. Recommended for girls grades 3-5. less

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