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Chinese Cinderella

Chinese Cinderella

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  • Author：Adeline Yen Mah
  • ISBN：0141359412
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Summary

Chinese Cinderella is an autobiography for children based on the bestselling Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah。 Jung-ling's family considers her bad luck because her mother died giving birth to her。 They discriminate against her and make her feel unwanted yet she yearns and continuously strives for her parents' love。 Her stepmother is vindictive and cruel and her father dismissive。 Jung-ling grows up to be an academic child， with a natural ability for writing。 Only her aunt and grandfather offer her any love and kindness。 The story is of survival in the light of the mental and physical cruelty of her stepmother and the disloyalty of her siblings。 Jung-ling blossoms in spite of everything and the story ends as her father agrees to let her study in England。

This is a reissue in the 'A Puffin Book' series of Puffin children's modern classics。

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Reviews

Janelle ，

I was interested to read about the experience of a Chinese girl during that time period but I found her book anticlimactic and a bit boring。 She should have included her comeback story and how her childhood experiences shaped her today。

George ，

An interesting， sad， memorable short memoir mainly about the author’s first fifteen years。 Her mother died three days after giving birth to the author。 Her wealthy Chinese father treated her poorly， ignoring her， believing she was the bearer of bad luck。 He remarried and the author’s stepmother treated the author cruelly， both mentally and physically。 The author spent most of her childhood reading， studying and visiting the boarding school library。 Compared to her step sisters and brothers， she An interesting， sad， memorable short memoir mainly about the author’s first fifteen years。 Her mother died three days after giving birth to the author。 Her wealthy Chinese father treated her poorly， ignoring her， believing she was the bearer of bad luck。 He remarried and the author’s stepmother treated the author cruelly， both mentally and physically。 The author spent most of her childhood reading， studying and visiting the boarding school library。 Compared to her step sisters and brothers， she was very poorly dressed。A very worthwhile， uplifting reading experience。This book was first published in 1999。 。。。more

Lisa Singleterry ，

Amazing， amazing book！ Could not put it down！ Every young girl should read this and be thankful for what God has given you because not everyone is given the same

Kristi ，

Cried my way through this book。 No child should’ve had to endure what this one endured。 Looking forward to reading her adult book， Falling Leaves。

Dolapo ，

This book was amazing the plot， the storyline engage me from the beginning。 I will sell my soul to re red this for the first time

isabela ，

this book made me buy 3 books and made meenjoy reading。 good book。 i felt very sorry for adeline

Keiran Schroeder ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I kind of liked this book but it was kind of boring to me。 This book is about a Chinese girl named Adeline yen who was a rejected， unwanted， and overall not favorite daughter。 Early on in this book， she mentioned that her mom died when she was young so she never met her。 She was raised by her Aunt baba and they move in with her dad and stepmom。 I didn't really like this book because I'm not interested in memoirs but it was ok。 The stepmom was evil and treated Adeline like trash but aunt baba was I kind of liked this book but it was kind of boring to me。 This book is about a Chinese girl named Adeline yen who was a rejected， unwanted， and overall not favorite daughter。 Early on in this book， she mentioned that her mom died when she was young so she never met her。 She was raised by her Aunt baba and they move in with her dad and stepmom。 I didn't really like this book because I'm not interested in memoirs but it was ok。 The stepmom was evil and treated Adeline like trash but aunt baba was really the only person that was there for Adeline。 And her dad only sided with the stepmom so pretty much didn't care for her either。 I didn't care for many of the characters other than Aunt baba。 In the end， she got free from all the oppression and hate from her family。 It's a little more interesting than I expected going into a memoir but still was kind of boring。 I would recommend this book to people who like underdog stories。 Overall I thought this book was alright。 。。。more

noorie ，

so i forced myself to read this book cause i needed to read a memoir but like this was actually really sad。 poor girl just wanted to be noticed and even skipped like 3 grades and still got kicked out of her own family-

Emmy ，

if you think she is complaining， then you are ignorant。and if you think the writing is bland， then read falling leaves… it’s obvs not targeted to you 🙄🙄🙄

Cynthia ，

This is an incredible story and the author tells it so well。 The abuse she suffered was horrendous and very real。 I recognize it。 It really happened

Joyce ，

This book was wonderfully written， I enjoyed learning things also in the book about China。 The opium wars and the occupation of Chine by the French and British。 We here didn't learn much about China in our world history class。 Adeline Yen Mah has written several books and I hope to find and read them all。 Her books are: Falling Leaves， Her memoir for adults。 Along the River Fantasy books。 Several stories she made up as a child。 Along the River。 Also， she wrote China: Land of Dragons and Emperors This book was wonderfully written， I enjoyed learning things also in the book about China。 The opium wars and the occupation of Chine by the French and British。 We here didn't learn much about China in our world history class。 Adeline Yen Mah has written several books and I hope to find and read them all。 Her books are: Falling Leaves， Her memoir for adults。 Along the River Fantasy books。 Several stories she made up as a child。 Along the River。 Also， she wrote China: Land of Dragons and Emperors。 Nonfiction overview of the History of China。 I hope to find them。 。。。more

Candace Ethelston ，

Strong

Zaynah ，

if u hated it because u think she's just complaining be greatful u didnt go thru that if u hated it because u think she's just complaining be greatful u didnt go thru that 。。。more

mimizocas ，

esperava: nada recebi: tudoli por causa da escola acabei gostando， apesar de não ter nada muito destacante

Ella ，

Rating: 4/5I finished this in one sitting while volunteering at my local gallery。 Although I am well loved by my parents and am lucky enough to be studying in England as well， my heart is so torn for Adeline。 To be unloved and unwanted as a child hurts so much and I understand her frustration and feelings。 To see that she is happy and well loved right now settles the anger I felt against her Father and Niang。 A short but impactful autobiography， I would definitely recommend this book to anyone。

Addison Jolly ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Adalyn‘s mother died when she was born and her parents that she was a curse。 No one in her family liked her。 Well that’s except for her aunt。 They were a wealthy family too。 Her aunt became her mother figure and look after her and her other siblings because she was not treated the same。 Which means she grows a very strong bond with her aunt， or also known as her mother figure as she goes through adventures and keeps up some of her Chinese customs。 In the end after Arlene moves out， she writes a Adalyn‘s mother died when she was born and her parents that she was a curse。 No one in her family liked her。 Well that’s except for her aunt。 They were a wealthy family too。 Her aunt became her mother figure and look after her and her other siblings because she was not treated the same。 Which means she grows a very strong bond with her aunt， or also known as her mother figure as she goes through adventures and keeps up some of her Chinese customs。 In the end after Arlene moves out， she writes a letter back to her aunt who is from Singapore to her house in Singapore address leaves a note back。 I was mad and did not like her parents and my family hated her。 We are all equal。 I would recommend this book to people that are looking for a book that shows the hard times that wealthy families face。 。。。more

MiaBella ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The author of this book has written many other books but I think this one is an interesting book because it talks about her life and her perspective of it。 Most of her books are also historical or biography。 I haven't read other of her books except this one but they might all focus on the same time in her life。 It was sad to read about how she got treated by her own father and that her stepmother didn't treat her well either。 But I'm happy Aunt baba cared for her and she at least had someone the The author of this book has written many other books but I think this one is an interesting book because it talks about her life and her perspective of it。 Most of her books are also historical or biography。 I haven't read other of her books except this one but they might all focus on the same time in her life。 It was sad to read about how she got treated by her own father and that her stepmother didn't treat her well either。 But I'm happy Aunt baba cared for her and she at least had someone there for her where she felt safe。 Something that surprised me was that Nia Nia had to do those foot binding。 In the end I was very happy for Adeline because she is freed from the people that affected her through her childhood。 I think her aunt baba being able to read this gave her relief that she doesn't have to go through the pain of being unwanted by her own family anymore。 I haven't heard of this before and reading about it is kinda painful just by reading it。 Overall I think this is very engaging even if it's a sad true story。 I would recommend this book to others and overall because of this I would rate it a 4/5。 。。。more

Ashley Wong ，

absolutely underrated

Avi ，

A short read that gives a small insight to the culture of Chinese society of the time， but primarily focuses on the Adeline's plight as an emotionally abused child。 It's really tragic what she had gone through。 Even being born to a well off family isn't able to ensure that one can enjoy those privileges。 I got angry for her， there was no reason for her to be treated the way she was。 I'm glad she got to get away from them eventually， but I wish we knew more of what happened afterwards。Really a tr A short read that gives a small insight to the culture of Chinese society of the time， but primarily focuses on the Adeline's plight as an emotionally abused child。 It's really tragic what she had gone through。 Even being born to a well off family isn't able to ensure that one can enjoy those privileges。 I got angry for her， there was no reason for her to be treated the way she was。 I'm glad she got to get away from them eventually， but I wish we knew more of what happened afterwards。Really a troubling read， doesn't offer much different of a view than I've seen in other biographies of this time in China。3/5 stars 。。。more

Miranda ，

I first read this book when I was much younger， about 9 or 10 and now， so many years later， I am 20 and her story still resounds with me。 It is a book I can read in one sitting， and the way Adeline writes allows you to almost taste the fear and longing。 As someone from Hong Kong， I see my grandparents and great grandparents reflected in the behaviours and thoughts of her family， my own mother once spoke to me of her stepmother favouring her four “biological” children over her - so this book real I first read this book when I was much younger， about 9 or 10 and now， so many years later， I am 20 and her story still resounds with me。 It is a book I can read in one sitting， and the way Adeline writes allows you to almost taste the fear and longing。 As someone from Hong Kong， I see my grandparents and great grandparents reflected in the behaviours and thoughts of her family， my own mother once spoke to me of her stepmother favouring her four “biological” children over her - so this book really resonated with me。 。。。more

Cassandra Berri ，

had too read this for school。

Daniela ，

Truly such a good book！ It was the second time reading this book and I loved it， very easy to read but very emotional。 Would 100% recommend！

Grace ，

I read this at a much younger age than I should've。 I read this at a much younger age than I should've。 。。。more

Ray ，

It was an interesting book ，an autobiography in the form of a biography。I love the way the writer used a balanced amount of story time and description。Overall， this book Is lovely 🌹

Ally M ，

I read this book briefly when I was either in Year 6 or 7， but never got around to reading the rest 😂As I’ve stated in previous reviews of picking up books by either the op shops or street libraries and things， this was another one of these finds。I definitely didn’t think I was going to get through it as quick as I did but instead of having fun， I guess time flies when you read a book you enjoy 🙂It was a sad read， especially during the times when she wrote about when her stepmother abused her an I read this book briefly when I was either in Year 6 or 7， but never got around to reading the rest 😂As I’ve stated in previous reviews of picking up books by either the op shops or street libraries and things， this was another one of these finds。I definitely didn’t think I was going to get through it as quick as I did but instead of having fun， I guess time flies when you read a book you enjoy 🙂It was a sad read， especially during the times when she wrote about when her stepmother abused her and the family neglected her， but I was also able to relate to her in some of those times where she felt lonely and excluded。All in all， I loved this book， would recommend it for people who would like to get into memoirs ☺️ 。。。more

Troy Fanton ，

10 copies

Sue Alves ，

oof this book was the cause of my emotional collapse， as another forsaken child

bookaholic_kim ，

Being unwanted is painful especially if you are experiencing it。 And knowing that this happened in real life is just saddening。

Saskia Heisterborg ，

It's really gut wrenching and really good It's really gut wrenching and really good 。。。more

Kimberly Lou ，

Reading this broke my heart several times。 I still don't know how parents could treat a child like this。 Reading this broke my heart several times。 I still don't know how parents could treat a child like this。 。。。more

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