Marie-Grace and the Orphans is the third book in the Marie-Grace and Cécile series.
Characters[]
- Marie-Grace Gardner
- Thaddeus Gardner
- Cécile Rey
- Mrs. Curtis
- Océane Michel
- Lavinia Halsworth
- Sophronia
- Louis
Introduced[]
Only in Marie-Grace and the Orphans[]
Chapter by Chapter Summary[]
Chapter One: A Knock at Night[]
Chapter Two: Help![]
Chapter Three: Philip's Future[]
Chapter Four: A Secret Plan[]
Chapter Five: Marie-the-Great[]
Chapter Six: Desperate Measures[]
Looking Back: Orphans in America 1853[]
Discusses orphanages in the 1800s. Topics covered:
- Common causes of orphanhood among children, such as a father's death, the inability for mothers to work and provide care at the same time, and diseases
- The numerous orphanages built across the United States following various epidemics between 1830 to 1860
- The status among children in orphanages and immigrant children's vulnerability to diseases
- Charity fundraisers and efforts to keep orphanages of various religious denominations in operation
- Daily life, education, rules and guidelines of orphanages
- Orphanages for orphaned and abandoned free children of color