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{{infobox book<br />
| name = The Cameo Necklace<br />
| image = TheCameoNecklace.jpg<br />
| imagewidth = 300px<br />
| caption = The cover of The Cameo Necklace.<br />
| published = 2012<br />
| author = [[Evelyn Coleman]]<br />
| illustrator = [[Sergio Giovine]]<br />
| isbn = 159369900X<br />
| setting = November, 1854<br />
| related = [[List of Marie-Grace and Cécile's Books|Marie-Grace and Cécile's Series]]<br />
| related2 = After the events of ''[[The Hidden Gold]]''<br />
}}<br />
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'''The Cameo Necklace''' is a [[Historical Character Mysteries|Historical Character Mystery]] that is part of [[List of Marie-Grace and Cécile's Books|Marie-Grace and Cécile's books]].<br />
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==Characters==<br />
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===From the [[Central Series]]===<br />
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* [[Cécile Rey]]<br />
* [[Aurélia Rey]]<br />
* [[Jean-Claude Rey]]<br />
* [[Simon Rey]]<br />
* [[Armand Rey]]<br />
* [[Octavia Tay]] (mentioned only)<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Marie-Grace and Cécile's Series#Mathilde|Mathilde]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Marie-Grace and Cécile's Series#Monette Bruiller|Monette Bruiller]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Marie-Grace and Cécile's Series#The Metoyers|Agnès Metoyer]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Marie-Grace and Cécile's Series#The Metoyers|Fanny Metoyer]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Marie-Grace and Cécile's Series#Monsieur Lejeune|Monsieur Lejeune]]<br />
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===Introduced===<br />
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* [[Minor Characters in Marie-Grace and Cécile's Series#Hannah|Hannah]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Marie-Grace and Cécile's Series#Pierre (The Cameo Necklace)|Pierre]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Marie-Grace and Cécile's Series#Millie_Sawell|Millie Sawell]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Marie-Grace and Cécile's Series#Madame_Ir.C3.A8ne|Madame Irène]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Marie-Grace and Cécile's Series#Abena|Abena]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Marie-Grace and Cécile's Series#Caimon|Caimon]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Marie-Grace and Cécile's Series#Philippe|Philippe]]<br />
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==Chapter By Chapter Summary==<br />
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===Chapter One: A Night at the Circus===<br />
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===Chapter Two: Confusion on the Wharf===<br />
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===Chapter Three: Uncle Henry's Last Gift===<br />
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===Chapter Four: Back to the Floating Palace===<br />
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===Chapter Five: Close Call===<br />
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===Chapter Six: An Unexpected Invitation===<br />
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===Chapter Seven: The French Market===<br />
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===Chapter Eight: Troubling Questions===<br />
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===Chapter Nine: Hunters and Lions===<br />
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===Chapter Ten: Miss Millie===<br />
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===Chapter Eleven: Agnès's Surprise===<br />
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===Chapter Twelve: Message in Congo Square===<br />
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===Chapter Thirteen: Chase===<br />
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===Chapter Fourteen: Hannah's Secret===<br />
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===Chapter Fifteen: Shadows in the Night===<br />
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===Looking Back===<br />
Discusses the challenges people of color faced during the 1850s. Topics covered:<br />
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* The swamps of New Orleans that provided a place of refuge for [[wikipedia:Maroon (people)|maroons]] - fugitive and runaway slaves - to hide from slave catchers<br />
* Communities set up by maroons<br />
* Maroon activities such as trading goods, helping slaves escape, and committing thievery on plantations<br />
* Differing viewpoints on maroons and their activities between slaves, free people of color, slave owners, and the government<br />
* [[wikipedia:Jean Saint Malo|San Malo]], a maroon leader publicly hanged by the Spanish government in the 1780s when Louisiana was still under Spanish rule<br />
* [http://annalsofcrime.com/03-03-2col.htm Bras-Coupé], a maroon killed by American soldiers and whose corpse was put on display in New Orleans' public square<br />
* The origins of the term "maroon" to describe runaway slaves, from the Spanish word ''cimarrón'' to denote runaway livestock<br />
* Maroon communities throughout the American South and Texas, in the Caribbean, and in Central and South America<br />
* Racial tension in the 1850s and threat of enslavement for free people of color caught without carrying legal documentation of their free status<br />
* The [http://books.google.com/books?id=3Mw4nQMvDWoC&lpg=PA235&pg=PA235#v=wholepage&q=Floating%20Palace Floating Palace], a circus showboat that frequently toured New Orleans during the winter in the 1850s<br />
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===Glossary of French Words===<br />
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==See Also==<br />
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* [[The Hidden Gold]]<br />
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[[Category:Cécile's Collection]]<br />
[[Category:Marie-Grace Gardner]]<br />
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[[Category:Mysteries]]<br />
[[Category:Historical Character Mysteries]]<br />
[[Category:Historical Books]]<br />
[[Category:Items Released in 2012]]<br />
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