Chinese Cinderella : the true story of an unwanted daughter / Adeline Yen Mah

By:

Mah, Adeline Yen [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York : Ember, 2011Edition: First Ember editionDescription: xv, 205 pages : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780385740074

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Summary: 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. Adeline's 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Book	Cubao Branch Reference Section	Circulation	C 92 M214c 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c. 1	Available	121432d
Book	Project 8 Branch Reference Section	Circulation	C 92 M214c 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c. 2	Available	124364d

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. Adeline's 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.

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