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Book Review By rasita
Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah

Chinese cinderella is a very sad book about a little girl who is unwanted in the family. Her Aunt Baba loves her very much but her step mother, father and siblings don't like her. her eldest brother loves her very much. her step mother treats her very badly and her father never speaks to her.

Adeline Yen Mah speaks about the war between Japan, USA and China and how hard it was for her. She was only about 4 years old and her family memebers started to be really mean to her.

She spends two weeks in kindergarten and receives a certificate. her Aunt is pleased and so is her father. She thinks to get her father's attention, she must do really well in school. her big sister and second eldest brother both bully her alot, like taking her food away, pinching her, punching her etc.

The themes in this book are family, love and death. The characters are Aunt Baba, Father, Ye Ye(Grandpa), Nai Nai(Grandma), Niang(Step-Mother), Big Sister(Lydia), Big Brother(Gregory), Second Brother (Edgar)and third brother (James).

Adeline moves to England to complete her studies and stay away from her parents.



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 ()
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - China
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion
Century: - distant past

Writing Style
If this is a kid's book: - Age 14-16
Pictures/Illustrations? - A few 1-5 B&W
How much dialogue in bio? - significantly more descript than dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 0-25% of book
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