Christine Kornacki
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Marie-Grace Gardner, a doctor's daughter who has just returned to her native New Orleans in 1853, makes friends with Cécile Rey, whose prosperous family are free people of color, and is persuaded to change places with her at separate Mardi Gras balls.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Cécile 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.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
When Marie-Grace discovers a baby outside her father's office and a slave catcher claims the boy, she helps place him at a white orphanage where she becomes a volunteer, as her friendship with Cécile grows and she hears rumors of yellow fever.
Author
Series
American girls collection volume 4
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Cécile 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.
10) The Sparkle Egg
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Sam feels guilty after lying to his parents about a spelling test, but they teach him how an empty Easter egg, decorated with jewels, can symbolize accepting Jesus's forgiveness.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Scholastic edition.
Language
English
Description
A lyrical retelling of the birth of Christ, told as an adaptation of "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," follows the arrival of Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem, the birth of Jesus, the angels' appearance to the shepherds, and the visit by the Wise Men.
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