NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans’ rich melting-pot history has always been a big draw for authors.
But telling it through the eyes of two antebellum 9-year-old girls — one black, one white — offers unusual perspectives on life’s challenges in the mid-19th century.
American Girl Brand LLC, a subsidiary of toy giant Mattel Inc., usually introduces its dolls (and the book characters based on them) one at a time.
In August, the company launched two — called Cecile Rey and Marie-Grace Gardner — along with a six-book series set in New Orleans.
 
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