Chinese Cinderella : True Story of an Unwanted Daughter

English

ISBN: 0440228654

EAN: 9780440228653

Category: Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / General/Medical / Physicians/Biography & Autobiography / General/Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology/Social Science / Customs & Traditions/

Publisher: Random House Childrens Books

Release Date: 03/31/2001

Age Range: 12-UP

Synopsis: A riveting memoir of a girls painful coming-of-age in a wealthy Chinese family during the 1940s. A Chinese proverb says, Falling leaves return to their roots. In Chinese Cinderella, Adeline Yen Mah returns to her roots to tell the story of her painful childhood and her ultimate triumph and courage in the face of despair. Adelines affluent, powerful family considers her bad luck after her mother dies giving birth to her. Life does not get any easier when her father remarries. She and her siblings are subjected to the disdain of her stepmother, while her stepbrother and stepsister are spoiled. Although Adeline wins prizes at school, they are not enough to compensate for what she really yearns for -- the love and understanding of her family. Following the success of the critically acclaimed adult bestseller Falling Leaves, this memoir is a moving telling of the classic Cinderella story, with Adeline Yen Mah providing her own courageous voice. From the Hardcover edition.

Awards: Garden State Teen Book Award – null 

Chinese Cinderella : True Story of an Unwanted Daughter

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.62 inches

Width: 4.13 inches

Length: 6.87 inches

Weight: 4.02 oz

Pages: 224