BLOG #1: Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah

The reason why I chose this book was because i like fairy tales. =) Adeline has gone through so many hardships,I think the least I can do is read about it. For instance, the first 3 chapters are about a girl whose mother died two weeks after her death. Ever since then, she has been considered to be bad luck. Her other older brothers and sisters are not too fond of her. So, the book begins with Adeline's winning a medal for being the best in her class. She is to wear this medal for the rest of the week. She is proud of it and so is the person whom she is most close to, aunt Baba. Since the day her mother died, aunt Baba was to take care of her. Adeline's crib was even moved to her room. Because of this they grew to be close. Adeline's dad wedded this lady who was half French and half Chinese. Her father had two more children with his new 17 year old wife. One day when they were sitting at the dinner table, her father noticed the medal. Of course he was very proud of her and he congratulated her. She, then, knew that she needed to have that medal in order to have her father be more proud of her. Her purpose was to gain some love from him. While she worked hard to make her father proud, her other brothers and sisters were jealous of her and they started picking on her.