Marie-Grace can't believe what she finds on her doorstep one rainy night: a sweet little baby! More than anything, Marie-Grace hopes her father will let the child stay with them. Then a stranger comes looking for the little boy, and Marie-Grace realizes the baby is in terrible danger. Together, she and her friend Cicile come up with a plan to protect the child. But when rumors of a terrible sickness begin to swirl in New Orleans, Marie-Grace begins to worry...will anyone truly be safe? Includes an illustrated 'Looking Back' essay about orphanages in the 1800s. Hardcover. 104 pages. Third in a series of six books, American Girl's Marie-Grace & Cecile series weaves Marie-Grace's and Cecile's stories together into one six-book series written by two authors. |
