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{{infobox book
| name        = Cécile: Gates of Gold
| image       = CecileGatesCover.jpg
| imagewidth  = 300px
| caption     = The cover of ''Cécile: Gates of Gold''
| published   = 2002
| author      = [[Mary Casanova]]
| illustrator = [[Jean-Paul Tibbles]]
| isbn        = 1584855185
| setting     = Rileaux, France, and the Palace of Versailles, in 1711
}}
'''''Cécile: Gates of Gold''''' is a book in the [[Girls of Many Lands]] series focused on [[Cécile Revel]]. It was released in '''2002''' and available with the doll and as a separate purchase. The book was [[Retirement|retired]] with the collection in '''2005'''. Retail cost was ''$7.95''. 

==Characters==

:: ''See [[Characters in Cécile: Gates of Gold]]''

==Chapter by Chapter Summary==

===Chapter 1: Runaway Horse===

===Chapter 2: An Unexpected Reward===

===Chapter 3: A Warning===

===Chapter 4: The Palace===

===Chapter 5: Madame's Dogs===

===Chapter 6: Disaster ===

=== Chapter 7: Doctor Fagon===

===Chapter 8: Endless Etiquette===

===Chapter 9: A Season of Rain===

===Chapter 10: The Letter===

===Chapter 11: Doctor Revel, My Father===

===Chapter 12: The Coming Ball===

===Chapter 13: Royal Sled Race===

===Chapter 14: The Grand Ball===

===Chapter 15: Marly===

===Chapter 16: Nightfall at Versailles===

===Chapter 17: Rumors of Poison===

===Chapter 18: No Safe Place===

===Chapter 19: When Sparrows Fall===

===Chapter 20: Sleeping Child ===

===Chapter 21: Beyond Gilded Gates===

===[[Looking Back|Then and Now: France]]===

Discusses a girl's life in 1711 France. Topics include:

* The life and reign of Louis XlV, and where he lived.
* What King Louis XlV would have worn.
* Activities the royal court took part in.
* What a court member would have worn.
* What peasants wore and how they lived.
* Schooling for peasants by the Church.
* Life in France today.

===Glossary of French Words===

A glossary of French words used throughout the book is included, along with approximate pronunciations.

==Extras==

Each Girls of Many Lands book came with a detachable bookmark inside the back cover. This shows a portion of the illustration at the start of the book. Measures 7 3/16" x 2".

<gallery position="center" widths="150" spacing="small" captionalign="center" bordersize="none">
File:CecileBookmark.jpg|The bookmark for ''Cécile: Gates of Gold.''
File:GirlsOfManyLandsBookmarkBack1.jpg|The bookmark's reverse side.
</gallery>

==Items Associated with ''Cécile: Gates of Gold''==

* [[Cécile Revel]] doll

[[Category:Girls of Many Lands]]
[[Category:Books]]
[[Category:Cécile Revel]]
[[Category:Items Released in 2002]]
[[Category:Retired Books]]

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