| Young Yen Jun-Ling's biological mother dies giving birth to her, and she is being blamed for her mother's death. She is considered bad luck and she's being treated differently from her four older siblings.
When her father and his new wife have two children of their own, Yen Jun-Ling and her four natural siblings are all being mistreated, while their stepbrother and stepsister are being spoilt rotten. She wants her family to love her, so she works really hard at school. Her hard work pays off and she wins a lot of different prizes and awards at school, but she still doesn't feel appreciated by her family, which has never been there to congratulate her when she has recieved an award. Her Aunt and grandfather have always been very proud of her, but what she really yearns for is her fathers attention and appreciation. As Adeline keeps winning prizes, her siblings get envious. She early learns that she can't trust anyone and because of her family she has no friends. She belives that if she fights hard for her achievements, she will get far and she has a really strong will. But in the end, her life takes a turn, and because of her talent of writing, she gets to live the life she's always deserved. | ||
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Plot & Themes Kids growing up/acting up? Yes Kids: - parental abuse Ethnic/Relig. of subject (inside) Ethnic/regional/gender Yes Period of greatest activity? - 1950+ Subject of Biography Gender - Female Profession/status: Ethnicity - Chinese Nationality - Chinese Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 6 () City? Yes City: - wealthy Misc setting - Fancy Mansion Century: - 1930's-1950's Writing Style Book makes you feel? - concerned If this is a kid's book: - Age 16-Adult Pictures/Illustrations? - A few 1-5 B&W How much dialogue in bio? - little dialog How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 0-25% of book |
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