Chinese Cinderella Essay

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For my book review I read Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah. It is set in China in the 1940s. The main characters are Adeline, Niag, Father, Aunt Baba, Ye Ye, Wu Chun-Mei, 1st Brother, 2nd Brother, 3rd Brother, 4thBrother, 3rd Sister and Big Sister, Jackie and Precious Little Treasure. Adeline is the main character. To her parents she is an unlucky child because her mother died giving birth to her. She is treated differently to her other siblings. Niag is Fathers new wife. She is an evil, mean stepmother who always makes sure Adeline is treated badly. Father is Adeline’s dad who always goes along with what Niag says. Aunt Baba is Adeline’s sweet and loving Aunty. Ye Ye is Adeline’s inspirational grandpa. Wu Chun-Mei is Adeline’s super sporty best friend in her school in Shanghai. 1st Brother, 2nd Brother, 3rd Brother, 4thBrother, Little Sister and Big Sister are all Adeline’s siblings. Jackie is the family dog. He is a German shepherd. Precious Little Treasure was Adeline’s little pet duckling for a while. The story is about a young girl called Adeline Yen Mah who has a hard life. Her mother died while giving birth to her so she is considered an unlucky child. She is always treated unequally to her six other siblings. After her mother died her father married a woman called Niag. When the family moved to Shanghai to live with her the children found out that she was an evil wicked stepmother. She would shout, beat up and abuse her stepchildren and always make sure that Adeline the unwanted child was left out in everything they did. When Adeline and her family moved to the wealthy Niag’s house, she enrolled all the siblings into expensive schools. Adeline went to a private one called Sheng Xin School. From the very first day she loved her school. There she met her best friend Wu Chun-Mei. They would play with each
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