Meet Cécile

Cécile Rey can't wait for Mardi Gras-the season of parties and costume balls in New Orleans. Cécile is determined to come up with a fantastic costume like no other. After Mardi Gras, Cécile's beloved brother, Armand, will finally come home after two long years in France. Mardi Gras season turns out to be even more exciting than Cécile expects when she meets a girl named Marie-Grace Gardner. Together they form an unlikely friendship and share a daring adventure! Includes an illustrated "Looking Back" essay about the history of free people of color in New Orleans. The story continues in the third book in the series: Marie-Grace and the Orphans.