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Coleman, Evelyn

The Cameo Necklace: A Cécile Mystery

168 pp. | AmericanGirl | March, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59369-899-7 $10.95 | Paper ISBN 978-1-59369-900-0 $6.95
(4) 4-6 American Girl Mysteries series. Cécile, a "free person of color," searches her city of New Orleans for a lost necklace and learns about "maroons" (escaped slaves living in the Louisiana swamps), circus life, and more. Coleman ably evokes the novel's 1854 New Orleans setting and Cécile's perspective is interesting, but the narrative tries too hard to incorporate history. A historical note and French pronunciation guide are included. Glos.
Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

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